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Rob Manfred, Bud Selig to Be Deposed in Fan's Lawsuit Stemming from 2017 Injury

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and ex-Commissioner Bud Selig will be deposed as part of a fan's negligence lawsuit against MLB in response to the fan being injured by a foul ball during an August 2017 game at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

ESPN's William Weinbaum reported the news on Thursday, noting that "Cook County Circuit Court Judge Melissa Durkin denied a motion by MLB in opposition to the depositions sought by" by the fan, 62-year-old Jay Loos.

Loos was sitting on the first-base side of Wrigley Field on Aug.