Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent has died at the age of 86. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement about Vincent in the wake of his

He presided in a period of union strife, the emergence of steroid use, the banning of Pete Rose and an earthquake that rattled a World Series.

Fay Vincent became an unexpected MLB commissioner in 1989 and was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players.