Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Rose, who was placed on the permanently ineligible list in 1989 because of gambling, died in September of last year

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is reportedly considering removing Pete Rose from the ineligible list as President Donald Trump said he would pardon him.

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.

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.

About five months after his death, MLB appears to be considering former first baseman, third baseman and outfielder Pete Rose's reinstatement. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has received a petition from Rose's family to remove him from MLB's permanently ineligible list,

"He's about the best teammate you could ever find," C Reds manager Terry Francona said of Pete Rose when told MLB is mulling reinstatement.

There are countless celebrated figures throughout the history of Major League Baseball, but perhaps none is more polarizing than Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose, who is on the permanently ineligible list.

Report: Rob Manfred Considering Request to Remove Pete Rose from Ineligible List. Pete Rose had multiple chances for reinstatement in the 21st Century, but he tragically passed away last September while still on baseball's ineligible list.