Robert D. Manfred Jr. is an American lawyer and business executive serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball. He previously served as MLB’s chief operating officer. Manfred succeeded Bud Selig as a commissioner on January 25, 2015.
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He joined MLB full-time in 1998, serving as the Executive Vice President of Economics and League Affairs.
At the end of the 2013 season, Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig promoted Manfred to a chief operating officer of MLB.
On March 10, Manfred and the league put the possibility of a 162-game season on the table if a deal could be met soon thereafter. That evening, the players’ union accepted an MLB proposal that allowed the two sides to explore the international draft idea and come to a decision on it by July 2022.
Rob Manfred Age
Rob Manfred is 64 years, born on September 28, 1958.
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Rob Manfred Height
Rob Manfred is 6 feet 1 inch tall.
Rob Manfred Weight
According to various sources, Rob Manfred’s weight has not been documented.
Rob Manfred Nationality
Robert D. Manfred Jr. is an American lawyer and business executive serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Rob Manfred Education
He attended Rome Free Academy and graduated in 1976. Manfred enrolled at Le Moyne College from 1976 through 1978 before transferring to Cornell University.
He earned his Bachelor of Science from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1980 and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1983, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
After law school, Manfred clerked for Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1983 to 1984. He then joined the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he worked in labour and employment law.
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