Selig era in final years
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig believes he will be stepping down in three years when his contract ends, content the sport is in good health.
"I plan to retire," Selig, who became interim commissioner in 1992 and took the job permanently six years later, told Reuters on Thursday.
"I'll be 75 years of age, and … I want to teach and write a book."
Selig said he was proud of ?changing the economic landscape? of the major leagues through revenue sharing and a luxury tax on big-spending clubs and was gratified by revenue growth from $1.2 billion in 1992 to last year?s $5.2 billion.
He also called the labor deal announced at the World Series ?amazing,? guaranteeing peace with players through 2011 after decades of rancor between the sides.
Selig owned the Milwaukee Brewers from the time they entered the majors in 1970. His family sold the club earlier this decade.
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