Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent, who played major role in Pete Rose, George Steinbrenner bans, dead at 86

Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent, who played major role in Pete Rose, George Steinbrenner bans, dead at 86

Vincent served three years as commissioner

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MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent before a game between the Detroit Tigers and White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago circa 1990. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Commissioner Fay Vincent was commissioner during the owners' lockout of 1990, and he handed down a permanent suspension to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. (Phil Huber/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent presents the World Series trophy to Athletics owner Walter A. Haas after Oakland defeated the Giants to win the World Series, Oct. 28, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)