MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig calls the Los Angeles Dodgers’ turbulent ownership situation “historic,” and acknowledges the league has stepped in to help financially troubled teams in the past.
But Selig is dodging speculation that Major League Baseball will play a role in helping the team meet its upcoming payroll obligations.
Speaking before he gave a commencement speech to students at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Selig is reassuring Dodgers fans that MLB is doing what’s necessary to stabilize the team.
Selig appointed former Texas Rangers President Tom Schieffer to oversee the Dodgers after questions arose about the team’s finances. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife are engaged in a court fight that leaves the team’s future in limbo.
