Rose most recently applied for reinstatement in 2015, an appeal rejected by Manfred in his first year as commissioner.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport's permanent ban of the career hits leader,

Pete Rose was banned from baseball after an investigation revealed that he bet on Cincinnati Reds games while he was a player and manager for the team.