The footage captured by TMZ showed Baer aggressively pulling a cellphone from the hand of his wife at a public plaza in San Francisco. A team statement said Baer’s initial focus will be “reconnecting with employees and receiving updates on all aspects of the organization.”Baer issued a statement in advance of his return. Baer will continue to attend owners meetings, but Dean will assume the role of control person. Typically, the top baseball executive reports to the control person, so Farhan Zaidi, president of baseball operations, will report to Dean and not Baer. Manfred reportedly has been encouraging teams to make owners with significant stakes in the team the control person.

Source: National Post June 29, 2019 20:26 UTC