Commissioner Fay Vincent, as did Bart Giamatti...

Commissioner Fay Vincent, as did Bart Giamatti before him, refused to commit major league baseball to an expansion beyond the two additional teams planned for the 12-club National League.

Members of the Senate Task Force on Baseball pressed Vincent behind closed doors in Washington to commit himself to a six-team expansion by the year 2000, renewing a plea lawmakers had made last year to the late commissioner, Giamatti.