Former Commissioner Selig elected to HOF

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The man who brought Major League Baseball back to Milwaukee in 1970, and who led the legislative fight to keep it there with the construction of Miller Park, received the sport’s highest honor on Sunday, when Brewers founder Allan H. (Bud) Selig was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Selig, 82 and currently serving as MLB Commissioner Emeritus, was elected in his first year of eligibility by the Today’s Game Era Committee, which also chose former Braves executive John Schuerholtz.

The induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., is scheduled for July 30, 2017.

“On behalf of everyone at the Milwaukee Brewers, I congratulate Commissioner Emeritus Selig on his election to the Hall of Fame, the highest honor in our sport,” said Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, who took ownership reins from the Selig family in 2005. “The Commissioner’s contributions to baseball are monumental: leading MLB in its continuing role as one of America’s most influential social institutions on diversity and inclusiveness; forging labor peace with the players’ union, which now will extend for more than 26 years with the agreement signed last week, and by overseeing unparalleled levels of competitiveness on the field. These achievements also significantly contributed to the vibrant economic health that Major League Baseball enjoys today.

“His determination and passion for our community and the game brought baseball back to Milwaukee in 1970 with the Brewers and later led to the building of Miller Park. The Commissioner remains one of the game’s most …

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