Trump can wipe the slate clean of Rose’s 1990 conviction on tax evasion charges, which sent him to prison for five months. But even a president can’t get the legendary Cincinnati Reds star out of the MLB jail he’s been in since 1989, when he was found in violation of the league’s rule against gambling on games.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is reportedly reviewing a petition to reinstate Pete Rose. Hopefully that review doesn't take very long and ends in a definitive "no," because the league absolutely does not need to reinstate Rose,

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is reviewing a request for Rose to be removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball's ineligible list, a person familiar with the situation told CBS News on Sunday. Rose, baseball's late career hits leader, was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports betting.

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.

MLB hit-king's passing and endorsement from President Trump could be the factors that dramatically change the equation.

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.

Trump called for Rose to be elected to the Hall of Fame and said MLB "didn’t have the courage or decency" to allow him in.

President Donald Trump said he’ll pardon baseball great Pete Rose, but the move won't make Rose eligible for Cooperstown.