MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is reportedly considering removing Pete Rose from the ineligible list as President Donald Trump said he would pardon him.

Rose, who was placed on the permanently ineligible list in 1989 because of gambling, died in September of last year

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, according to a person familiar with the situation.

President Donald Trump said Friday he would issue a pardon to Pete Rose. Rob Manfred is reportedly pondering something similar. The MLB commissioner is considering a petition filed by the family of the league's all-time hit king to posthumously reinstate him from the ineligible list that has kept him out of the National Baseball Hall of Fame for

After U.S. President Donald Trump put his support behind a petition to make Pete Rose eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB chiefs are weighing up a proposal

Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump said he planned to issue a “complete” pardon of Pete Rose “over the next few weeks,” ESPN reported that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition filed by the family of 17-time All-Star in January that requested him to be removed from the sport’s ineligible list.

There are countless celebrated figures throughout the history of Major League Baseball, but perhaps none is more polarizing than Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose, who is on the permanently ineligible list.

Pete Rose doesn’t belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Of course not. This topic should have been put to bed a long time ago. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to entertain a proposal to consider reinstating him is re-opening the door to a foolish controversy.

W hile President Donald Trump has vowed to pardon the late all-time hit king Pete Rose, baseball's stance should not change. Trump's decision would eliminate all legal penalties a