Editing Bud Selig (section)

== Early life ==
Selig was born in [[Milwaukee]], and grew up in a Jewish family. His father, Ben Selig, had come to the United States from [[Romania]] with his family when he was four years old.<ref name="bookref1">{{cite book|last=Andrew Zimbalist|author-link=Andrew Zimbalist|title=In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig|year=2007|page=[https://archive.org/details/inbestinterestso00andr/page/111 111]|publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-12824-4|url=https://archive.org/details/inbestinterestso00andr/page/111}}</ref> Selig graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[American history]] and [[political science]] in 1956. He served two years in the [[U.S. Army]] before working with his father who owned a car leasing business in Milwaukee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Allan "Bud" Selig {{!}} Commissioners |url=https://www.mlb.com/official-information/about-mlb/commissioners/allan-selig |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=MLB.com |language=}}</ref><ref name="BenSeligLeasingBusiness">{{cite web|author=Automotive Fleet |title=Encyclopedia: Rose, Sid |publisher=Automotive Fleet |year=2011 |url=http://www.automotive-fleet.com/Encyclopedia/Rose-Sid.aspx|access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Selig continues to be involved in the automotive industry, serving as president of the Selig Executive Lease Company.<ref name=":0" />

Selig's interest in baseball came from his mother. An immigrant from [[Ukraine]], Marie Selig attended college, a rare accomplishment for a woman in the early 20th century, and became a school teacher. When Selig was only three, Marie began taking him and his older brother, Jerry, to [[Borchert Field]], where the minor league [[Milwaukee Brewers (minor league baseball team)|Milwaukee Brewers]] played. When the [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]] relocated to Milwaukee in 1953, Selig switched allegiances, and eventually became the team's largest public stockholder. Selig was devastated when he learned that the Braves were going to leave Milwaukee in favor of [[Atlanta]]. In 1965, when the Braves left Milwaukee, he divested his stock in the team. As a youngster, Selig's favorite player was [[Hersh Martin|Hershel Martin]]. He developed a friendship with [[Hank Aaron]], when the young player joined the Braves. The elder Selig's company provided loaner cars to Braves players, which gave the family access to the clubhouse and players. Selig and Aaron attended [[Green Bay Packers]] games together and sat together on the Brave's plane.<ref name=Aaron>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/01/22/bud-selig-hank-aaron-friendship-that-lasted-over-six-decades |title=Bud Selig Remembers Hank Aaron and Their Friendship That Stretched Across Six Decades |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>