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Fay Vincent, former MLB commissioner, dead at 86

Former MLB Commissioner Fei Vincent, who banned the Yankees owner, George Stein Brenner, was banned in 1990 before returning to work three years later and banned Pete Rose due to betting on baseball. I died.

He was 86 years old.

Vincent died at a hospital in Verobeach, Florida after the complications of bladder cancer. Talk to the New York Times


Fay Vincent (L.) Bud Selig (R) in 1990. AP

He took over the commissioner after A. Bartlett Giamatti died in 1989, and the earthquake rattled the Bay Area just before the scheduled schedule of Game 3 in the '89 ATHLETICS-GIANTS World Series in San Francisco. I was leading MLB at the time.

“Fay Vincent played an important role in guarantee that the 1989 Bay Area World Series had resumed the earthquake before Game 3, and brought the expansion of the 1993 National League. The process was supervised, “said Rob Manfred. In a statement. “Mr. Vincent served the game during many issues, and he was proud of his relationship with our people's entertainment throughout his life. On behalf of the major league baseball, I And a deep positive DOL. “


George Stein Brenner in 1990.
George Stein Brenner in 1990. AP

The '89 World Series resumed on October 27, 10 days after the earthquake.

Vincent, resigned in 1992, banned Stein Brenner for paying $ 40,000 for Gambler's Hayi Spira for Dave Winfield soil.

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