Editing Commissioner of Baseball (section)

{{short description|Chief executive of Major League Baseball}}
{{about|the Major League Baseball commissioner|the Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner|Commissioner of Baseball (NPB)}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Commissioner
| body = [[Major League Baseball]]
| image = Rob Manfred 7-15-2014.jpg
| incumbent = [[Rob Manfred]]
| incumbentsince = January 25, 2015
| inaugural = [[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]]
| formation = 1920
| precursor = [[National Baseball Commission]]
| website = {{Official website|https://www.mlb.com/official-information/executives}}
}}
The '''commissioner of baseball''' is the chief executive officer of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) and the associated [[Minor League Baseball]] (MiLB) – a constellation of leagues and clubs known as "[[organized baseball]]".<ref>Frick, Ford. [https://books.google.com/books?id=crnl1c9JXGAC&pg=PA129 "Statement of Ford Frick – Commissioner of Baseball"]. In Sullivan, Dean A. (2002). ''Late Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1945–1972'', pp. 129–131. University of Nebraska Press. {{ISBN|0-8032-9285-6}}</ref><ref name="MLB Executives">{{cite web|title=MLB Executives|publisher=Major League Baseball|year=2007|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/executives.jsp|access-date=2007-06-30}}</ref> Under the direction of the commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball hires and maintains the sport's [[Umpire (baseball)|umpiring]] crews, and negotiates [[marketing]], labor, and [[Major League Baseball television contracts|television contracts]]. The commissioner is chosen by a vote of the owners of the teams. The incumbent MLB commissioner is [[Rob Manfred]], who assumed office on January 25, 2015.