(Reuters) – Long-time official , the right-hand man of outgoing Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, was elected his successor in a vote by team owners on Thursday. Manfred, named MLB’s chief operating officer last year after serving as its head of labor relations for 15 years, will take over for the 80-year-old Selig when he retires in January after 22 years in charge. “My single biggest challenge is filling the shoes of the gentleman […]