NEW YORK (AP) -Frank Robinson was appointed special assistant to the commissioner Thursday, a new role for the Hall of Famer who’s spent more than a half-century in baseball.
The 73-year-old Robinson is the only player to win MVP awards in both leagues. The former outfielder also has been a major league manager and assistant general manager and an executive in the commissioner’s office.
“Besides being one of the greatest players to ever play the game, Frank has served the game admirably in many different capacities,” commissioner Bud Selig said. “He has an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge that I will put to use on a regular basis and on a myriad of baseball issues.”
Robinson was the special adviser to the executive vice president of baseball operations over the past two years. He was in charge of disciplinary cases from 2000-02.
Robinson is seventh on the career home run list with 586. He won the Triple Crown with Baltimore in 1966, and also played for Cincinnati, the Dodgers, Angels and Cleveland.
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