Robert D. Manfred Jr. is an American lawyer and business executive serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball. He previously served as MLB’s chief operating officer. Manfred succeeded Bud Selig as a commissioner on January 25, 2015.
He joined MLB full-time in 1998, serving as the Executive Vice President of Economics and League Affairs.
At the end of the 2013 season, Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig promoted Manfred to a chief operating officer of MLB.
On March 10, Manfred and the league put the possibility of a 162-game season on the table if a deal could be met soon thereafter. That evening, the players’ union accepted an MLB proposal that allowed the two sides to explore the international draft idea and come to a decision on it by July 2022.
Rob Manfred’s Parents: Who Are Rob Manfred Sr. And Phyllis Manfred
Growing up in Upstate New York, Manfred was a fan of the New York Yankees.
His father Rob Sr. led the Rome, New York, division of Revere Copper and Brass, while his mother Phyllis was a third-grade teacher. He has an older sister and a younger brother.
Robert D. Manfred Sr., who was born in 1929 in Albany, N.Y., died at his home in Falls Church, Va., on Friday. His wife of 63 years, Phyllis, and son Lee – who also lives in Virginia – were by his side