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Tim
Brosnan
Executive Vice President, Business
Major League Baseball
Rob
Manfred
Chief Operating Officer
Major League Baseball
CHANGE FROM 2012: +3
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wo of the leading candidates to be the 10th commissioner of baseball, Manfred and Brosnan each saw their stature within baseball continue to rise. Manfred in October was promoted to COO and is the point figure on the Alex Rodriguez saga, while Brosnan followed a big flurry of deals in 2012 with marked growth this year in nearly every index of fan avidity.
