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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 played.

When the Boston Braves relocated to Milwaukee in 1953, Selig switched alligences, 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.