Bud Selig

01/17/2008 -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the passing of longtime baseball executive John J. McHale, who spent more than 30 years with the Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee Braves and the Montreal Expos:    » read more »

01/17/2008, SCOTTSDALE -- Major League Baseball Club owners voted unanimously at their quarterly meetings to extend the contract of Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig through the 2012 season, it was announced today.

Bud Selig has led the industry since September 9, 1992, first as interim Commissioner and then as the ninth Commissioner, a position to which he was elected on July 9, 1998.    » read more »

01/16/2008 -- As recognized in yesterday's hearing, Major League Baseball has made great strides in its anti-doping efforts in recent years. And, as Senator George Mitchell found, MLB's program has the toughest penalties in professional sports and has effectively reduced the use of steroids in baseball.    » read more »

New information hotline to be created

01/11/2008 -- Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that Major League Baseball has established a new Department of Investigations, which will have primary responsibility for conducting all investigations into violations of Major League Baseball's rules and policies, including investigations related to the use, possession or distribution of performance-enhancing substances by Major League or Minor League players, and other threats to the integrity of the game.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- On behalf of the Philadelphia Phillies, Vice President, Public Relations, Larry Shenk, issued the following statement:

"The Philadelphia Phillies join Commissioner Bud Selig in thanking Senator Mitchell for his comprehensive work and the resulting report issued earlier today. We agree with the Commissioner's desire to rid our game of performance-enhancing drugs and support his willingness to accept Senator Mitchell's recommendations.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement regarding the report on performance-enhancing substances released today by Senator George J. Mitchell:    » read more »

Link to the Downloadable Mitchell Report

12/13/2007, NEW YORK -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will provide live video broadcasts from the press conferences related to the Mitchell Report in their entirety today beginning at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

Former Senator George Mitchell is scheduled to unveil his report live at 2:00 p.m. from the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York. Shortly thereafter, the complete report will be available on MLB.com at http://www.mlb.com/MitchellReport.    » read more »

Steroids among positive stories of declining use

12/11/2007, NEW YORK -- The 2007 Monitoring the Future study (MTF) released today in Washington, D.C., reports promising trends with significant declines in the overall use of illicit drugs among teenagers in the past year, as well as a notable reduction in tobacco use among eighth graders. The decreases are the continuation of a larger downward trend for all measured age groups marking steady long‐term reductions in youth drug use over the past six years (2001‐2007).    » read more »

12/03/2007 -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the election of five managers and executives (executives Bowie Kuhn, Barney Dreyfuss and Walter O'Malley and managers Billy Southworth and Dick Williams) to the National Baseball Hall of Fame through the 2008 Veterans Committee election for managers, umpires, executives and pioneers:    » read more »

11/15/2007 -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the indictment of Barry Bonds on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice:    » read more »

Roberto Clemente Award recognizes on-field excellence and commitment to community service

10/27/2007 -- Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros has been named the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig made the announcement today at a press conference prior to Game Three of the 2007 World Series at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.    » read more »