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MLB Commissioner Weighs Pete Rose’s Potential Removal from Ineligible List Following His Passing

MLB Commissioner Weighs Pete Rose’s Potential Removal from Ineligible List Following His Passing

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is contemplating removing Pete Rose from the league’s ineligible list after the legendary player’s recent passing. This consideration comes just months after Rose, known as baseball’s all-time hits leader, died at age 83.

On January 8, Rose’s family submitted a formal petition to MLB requesting his reinstatement. This move followed a meeting between Rose’s daughter and Manfred, alongside league spokesman Pat Courtney, which took place on December 17 as reported by ESPN.

In a prior meeting in December 2015, Manfred had rejected Rose’s reinstatement request. Yet, attorney Jeffrey Lenkov, representing Rose’s family, described the recent conversation with MLB officials as