US EditionMike Bianchi: President Trump, not MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, reinstated Pete Rose
- President Donald Trump reinstated Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to baseball eligibility in early May 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
- This reinstatement followed a meeting between Trump and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, prompting questions about whether this timing was coincidental.
- Pete Rose wagered on baseball games during his time as both a player and manager, and Shoeless Joe was connected to a team involved in fixing a World Series, actions that Major League Baseball has historically condemned as severe violations.
- Trump wrote in ALL CAPS on social media that Rose only bet on his team winning and should be pardoned, while MLB and Manfred surrendered, treating ethics as negotiable.
- This event reflects broader tensions in baseball to stay on Trump's good side amid streaming industry scrutiny and maintaining baseball’s antitrust exemption.
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Stephen A. Smith Suggests MLB Reinstated Pete Rose as a ‘Favor’ to Trump
Stephen A. Smith theorized that President Donald Trump may have had some involvement in the MLB’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose. On Tuesday, league commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he removed Rose and a number of other players — including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson — from the MLB’s ineligible list. Placement on the list prevents players from being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, or having virtually any association with the league. …
Mike Bianchi: President Trump, not MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, reinstated Pete Rose
ORLANDO, Fla. — Don’t kid yourself, it wasn’t MLB commissioner Rob Manfred who reinstated Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and made them eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this week. It was President Donald Trump. Does anybody…
Trump's influence possible factor in MLB's removal of Pete Rose from ineligible list, ESPN broadcaster says
Karl Ravech says President Donald Trump may have influenced MLB to remove Pete Rose off the permanently ineligible list, during an recent appearance on OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb Show."
Trump’s influence possible factor in MLB’s removal of Pete Rose from ineligible list, ESPN broadcaster says
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pete Rose was removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list on Tuesday. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote that upon a player’s death, they are no longer ineligible as they can no longer “represent a threat to the integrity of the game,” in a letter obtained by ESPN. Seventeen players are now eligible to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadca…
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