Los Angeles Dodgers
On April 25, 2011, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced Schieffer would oversee the Los Angeles Dodgers' business and financial operations, due to increasing concerns over the current ownership's ability to run the team. After the Dodgers filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the club informed Schieffer that he no longer had the authority to oversee their operations and told him not to return to work.
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