Rob Manfred considering petition to remove Pete Rose from MLB’s ineligible list

MLB’s controversial all-time hits king could have a shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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.

According to ESPN, lawyer Jeffrey Lenkov filed the petition after he and Rose’s daughter, Fawn, met with Manfred at the end of last year.

Rose, who died in September at 83, was placed on the list in 1989 after an investigation concluded that he bet on baseball while he was managing the Reds.

Two years later, the Hall of Fame voted to exclude members of the ineligible list.

Rose, whose 4,256 hits have not been surpassed, has never appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot.