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1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, MLBPA walkout of August 11, 1994 to March 31, 1995 over a salary cap; 948 games and the World Series cancelled; ended by Sotomayor injunction.
A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti (1938-1989), Yale Renaissance scholar and its youngest modern president, then National League president and seventh MLB commissioner, banned Pete Rose for gambling and died of a heart attack five months into his term.
Alex Anthopoulos
Alex Anthopoulos (born 1977) is a Canadian baseball executive, president of baseball operations and GM of the Atlanta Braves since 2017, 2021 World Series winner, previously GM of the Toronto Blue Jays (2009-2015).
Arte Moreno
Arte Moreno (Arturo R. Moreno), Tucson-born billboard magnate who sold Outdoor Systems for $8.3 billion in 1999 and became the first Hispanic controlling owner of an MLB team, buying the Angels from Disney in 2003 for about $183.5 million, renaming them, and selling to Stan Kroenke for a reported record $4 billion.
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck, born William Louis Veeck Jr., was an American Major League Baseball owner and executive known for running the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox.
Billy Beane
Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics general manager from 1997 and later Senior Adviser, pioneered the sabermetric 'Moneyball' approach, winning seven AL West titles on low payrolls.
Billy Evans
Billy Evans refers mainly to William George Evans (1884-1956), Hall of Fame AL umpire from 1906, first MLB general manager; also an Olympic basketball gold medalist (1932-2020) and an ABA guard (born 1947).
Black Sox Scandal
Black Sox Scandal: 1919 World Series fix by eight Chicago White Sox players, also called the Chicago Black Sox conspiracy. Indicted 1920, acquitted 1921, banned for life by Commissioner Landis; myths about Comiskey's cheapness debunked.
Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey (1881-1965), 'The Mahatma,' American baseball executive; created the minor league farm system with the St. Louis Cardinals and broke MLB's color line by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; Hall of Fame 1967.
Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman, New York Yankees senior vice president and general manager since February 3, 1998; longest-tenured GM in MLB. Four World Series titles (1998, 1999, 2000, 2009), no losing season, hired Kim Ng and Aaron Boone.
Bud Selig
Bud Selig (Allan Huber Selig, born 1934) is the founding owner of the Milwaukee Brewers and ninth Commissioner of Baseball (acting from 1992, official 1998-2015), a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee.
Commissioner of Baseball
Commissioner of Baseball: chief executive of Major League Baseball, created January 12, 1921 after the Black Sox Scandal; holds "best interests of baseball" powers, elected by three-fourths club vote; ten holders from Landis to Rob Manfred.
Craig Breslow
Craig Breslow, Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer since October 25, 2023, is a former Yale molecular biophysics major and 12-season MLB relief pitcher who won the 2013 World Series with Boston before Cubs and Red Sox executive roles.
Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski (David Mark Dombrowski) is an American MLB executive, president of baseball operations of the Philadelphia Phillies since 2020; previously led the Expos, Marlins, Tigers, and Red Sox, winning World Series titles in 1997 and 2018.
David Stearns
David Stearns is an American baseball executive who has led the New York Mets' baseball operations since 2023, after running the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 to 2022.
Designated for assignment
Designated for assignment (DFA): MLB transaction removing a player from the 40-man roster, starting a seven-day window to trade, waive, outright, or release him; pay continues, veterans can refuse outright assignments.
Detroit SportsNet
Detroit SportsNet (DSN) is a regional sports network launched March 2, 2026 by Ilitch Sports + Entertainment with MLB, the in-market TV and streaming home of the Detroit Tigers (2026) and Detroit Red Wings (2026-27), replacing FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.
Doping in baseball
Doping in baseball: use of anabolic steroids and HGH by MLB players, peaking in the Steroids Era, exposed by the 2007 Mitchell Report and now policed under the MLB-MLBPA Joint Drug Program.
Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group (FSG), formerly New England Sports Ventures, is a Boston-based sports, media, and real estate company founded in 2001 by John Henry and Tom Werner, owning the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC, with past ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins and investments in PGA TOUR Enterprises.
Frank McCourt (executive)
Frank H. McCourt Jr., American real estate and sports executive; former Los Angeles Dodgers owner (2004-2012, bankruptcy, $2.15B sale), owner of Olympique de Marseille, executive chairman of McCourt Global, and founder of Project Liberty and the TikTok People's Bid.
Fred Wilpon
Fred Wilpon (born 1936), Brooklyn-born real estate developer and co-founder of Sterling Equities, was the New York Mets' principal owner from 2002 until selling 95 percent of the team to Steve Cohen for $2.42 billion in October 2020.
Gabe Kapler
Gabe Kapler (Gabriel Stefan Kapler, born 1975) is a baseball executive, former outfielder, and former manager of the Phillies and Giants, whose 107-win 2021 season won him NL Manager of the Year; he is now Miami Marlins general manager.
George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner (1930-2010), 'The Boss,' Cleveland shipbuilder who led a 12-member group buying the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million on January 3, 1973; seven World Series, 11 pennants, two suspensions, 37-year tenure.
Guggenheim Baseball Management
Guggenheim Baseball Management (GBM) is Mark Walter's private partnership that bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a then-record $2.15 billion in 2012, ending McCourt's bankruptcy-era ownership.
Hal Steinbrenner
Hal Steinbrenner (Harold Zieg Steinbrenner), youngest son of George Steinbrenner, is the New York Yankees' managing general partner and chairperson since November 2008; Yankees won the 2009 World Series under him, none since.
Hank Steinbrenner
Hank Steinbrenner (Henry George Steinbrenner III, 1957–2020), Yankees general partner and co-chairman with brother Hal, oldest son of George Steinbrenner, also a thoroughbred breeder at Kinsman Farm.
Houston Astros sign stealing scandal
Houston Astros sign stealing scandal: MLB rules violation in which the 2017 World Series champions used cameras, monitors, and the Codebreaker algorithm plus trash can bangs to steal signs in 2017-2018, exposed by The Athletic in 2019 and punished in 2020.
Jerry Reinsdorf
Jerry Reinsdorf (born 1936, Brooklyn) is the controlling owner of the Chicago White Sox since 1981 and the Chicago Bulls since 1985; six Bulls NBA titles, 2005 World Series, 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame contributor.
Jim Crane
Jim Crane (James R. Crane), Houston logistics entrepreneur who founded Eagle USA Airfreight and Crane Worldwide Logistics; owner and chairman of the Houston Astros since November 2011, overseeing 2017 and 2022 World Series titles and Daikin Park naming rights.
John S. Middleton
John S. Middleton (born 1953) is an American billionaire who sold the family cigar maker John Middleton Inc. to Altria for $2.9 billion in 2007 and is managing partner and control person of the Philadelphia Phillies.