Baseball owners will be asked to approve a three-year extension for commissioner Bud Selig that will run through 2009, The Associated Press learned.

The extension will be presented for a vote when owners meet in Philadelphia on Aug. 19, a high-ranking baseball official said Friday on the condition of anonymity. Approval of the extension appears certain and could be unanimous.
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Selig had said in the past that he intended to leave at the end of his current term, but he hinted at a change in his stance during the All-Star Game, saying his time in office has "at least 2 1/2 (years) and maybe more to go."

--Selig extension would go through 2009