Manfred said he "paid attention" to the advice Trump gave him on Rose, "but I had a lot of other people that were weighing in on the topic, as well.”

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated Pete Rose along with 16 other dead players last month in a move that he now admits was influenced by President Donald Trump, among others.  In February,

The decision does not ensure Rose or anyone else will be elected into the Hall, and that ruling is years away, presumably in December of 2027 for the induction Class of 2028.