Bud Selig says some major league clubs lost money during 2009

Selig: Some clubs lost money

CHICAGO — Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

“You had some clubs that had very difficult years,” Selig said, declining to identify the teams.

Selig said everyone is living in the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression and baseball is not immune to that environment.

Selig also said there was no discussion of increasing the use of video review by umpires, a subject that has been debated following several missed calls during the postseason.