Rob Manfred

Rob Manfred
Manfred in July 2014
10th Commissioner of Baseball
Assumed office
January 25, 2015
Preceded byBud Selig
Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball
In office
September 28, 2013 – January 25, 2015
Preceded byBob DuPuy
Succeeded byTony Petitti
Personal details
Born (1958-09-28) September 28, 1958 (age 66)
Rome, New York, U.S.
SpouseColleen Manfred
Children4
EducationRome Free Academy
Le Moyne College
Cornell University (BS)
Harvard University (JD)
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Robert Dean Manfred Jr. (born September 28, 1958) is an American lawyer and business executive who is serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball. He previously served as MLB's chief operating officer. Manfred succeeded Bud Selig as commissioner on January 25, 2015.