MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Wednesday, and MLB confirmed with Fox News Digital.
It is unknown what Manfred and Trump discussed. Washington Post I first reported on the meeting.
“President Trump has been a longtime baseball fan. As he has done in the past, Commissioner Manfred was pleased to visit the White House again to discuss issues related to baseball with the president,” an MLB spokesman visited Fox News Digital.
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President Donald Trump will speak at an event on energy production in the White House East Room on April 8, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
One thing Trump and Manfred may have discussed is the subject of Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame candidates. Trump said he would merciless Rose after he passed away in September 2024 at the age of 83.
“Major League baseball didn’t have the courage or the good sense to put Pete Rose, also known as the “Charlie Hustle,” into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Now he is dead. Posted by Trump The true society February.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred before the 2024 World Series match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)
“Anyway, over the next few weeks, I’m signing Pete Rose’s full pardon, who should have put a bet on the team’s victory, not gambling in baseball. He never bets on himself or any other team. of fame!”
Rose is MLB’s hit king with 4,256 career hits. He was a National League MVP in 1974, 17 All-Stars, three World Series champions and three batting champions.
but, Cincinnati Reds The star became a person who polarized when news of his gambling in the game shook the world of sports. Rose was banned for life by MLB in 1989.
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President Donald Trump smiles after signing the executive order. (AP/Alex Brandon)
The meeting between Trump and Manfred Jackie Robinson’s The military service was temporarily removed from the Department of Defense website before it was restored.
MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson on Tuesday, April 15th, marking its 78th anniversary since Robinson defeated the MLB’s color barrier.
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