The National League president was the chief executive of the National League of professional baseball until 1999, when the NL and the American League merged into Major League Baseball.
National League presidents
+Key Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
NameYear(s)Ref(s) 1876 1877–1882 1882 1883–1884 1885–1902 1903–1909 1909 1910–1913 1913–1918 1918–1934 1934–1951 1951–1969 1970–1986 1986–1989 1989–1994 1994–1999
Honorary president Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The role of the league president was eliminated. In 2001, Bill Giles, son of Warren Giles, was named honorary president of the NL.
+Key Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame NameYearsRef 2001–present
See also List of American League presidents
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