What comes to mind when you see the domain name, mlb.com?
Major League Baseball? That's who owns the domain name now.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius? That's who initially registered the domain name.
For the story behind the transfer, which was announced on this date in 2000, click here.
I was working at Morgan Lewis in Philadelphia at the time and I remember the transfer well. Interestingly enough, the MLB-Morgan Lewis connection led to one-time Morgan Lewis attorney Frank Cooney (Morgan Lewis D.C.) to go in-house at MLB and later become president of the Pittsburgh Pirates.