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.

Pete Rose has been on MLB's permanently ineligible list since 1989. If the ban is lifted, he would be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.

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

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

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose would become eligible for the Hall of Fame if MLB rules in favor of lifting his ban. But the process takes years.

Pete Rose is all over the Hall of Fame. Baseball isn’t hiding his accomplishments. His hits record and his World Series wins with the Reds and the Phillies aren’t hard to find walking around the museum. Baseball isn’t denying his existence. He’s just not enshrined in the Hall of Fame. That’s how it should be.

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.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is moving to reinstate Pete Rose, which would allow him to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The crew shares their thoughts on the news.