Overview

• MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to discuss baseball-related issues, including Pete Rose's reinstatement petition.
• In January, Rose's lawyer, Jeffrey Lenkov, filed a petition to lift Rose's lifetime ban from MLB, which has been in place since 1989 due to gambling on his own team.
• President Trump announced in February his intention to pardon Rose, citing the player's record-breaking career and arguing that Rose never bet against his team.
• Manfred previously denied a reinstatement request from Rose in 2015, citing the importance of maintaining MLB's integrity rules against gambling.
• Rose remains MLB's all-time hits leader and a 17-time All-Star but is barred from Hall of Fame eligibility as long as he remains on the permanent ineligible list.