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Scrutiny has increased over Petrose’s Baseball Hall of Fame eligibility after the former Cincinnati Reds star died as president last year Donald Trump His own thoughts on this issue were heavy.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred removed Rose and several other players from the May ineligible list, allowing those athletes to be voted for the Hall of Fame. He acknowledged at the owners’ meeting at Wednesday’s press conference that Trump’s support for Rose was one of many factors that led to the decision.
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will speak at the SBJ CAA World Congress of Sport on April 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
“The president was one of many voices in support of the idea that this was the right decision,” Manfred said. “Obviously I have respect for the office and the advice I gave him pays attention to me, but there were many other people weighing in on the topic.”
Trump wrote about social in March that he plans to forgive Rose. He and Manfred met in April about Rose’s Hall of Fame candidates.
“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. The president wrote.
“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!”
President Donald Trump on the left supports Pete Rose’s admission to the baseball hall of fame. (AP Newsroom/Imagine)
Rose died last September at the age of 83 from hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The effort to get Rose in Cooperstown took a step forward on May 13th.
“While this issue has never been formally addressed by major league baseball, applications submitted by Pete Rose’s family require the commissioner’s office to reach policy decisions on this unprecedented issue of modern times, as Rose is first banned after the tenure of the Kenne Mountain Landis duties while still being ordered to lead while still being permanently banned, requiring the commissioner’s office to reach policy decisions on this unprecedented issue of modern times, ending on the passage of disciplined individuals,” MLB said.
Rose admitted gambling in 2004 after years of claiming his innocence. He passed away in September and predicted that he would not make a Hall of Fame until he died 10 days ago, If there is.
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Pete Rose gives fans a thumbs up when featured at a pre-game ceremony for the announcement of a Pete Rose bronze statue set up outside the stadium before an MLB National League match between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. (image)
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He was a manager and player, but it turns out that Rose gambled with the Reds just to win.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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