Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball's ineligible list, a person familiar with the situation told CBS News on Sunday. Rose, baseball's late career hits leader, was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports betting.

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

The family of baseball legend Pete Rose is making one final push to clear his name from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list. Commissioner Rob Manfred is currently reviewing a petition filed on January 8 by Rose’s family, seeking his posthumous reinstatement.

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.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition filed by the family of Pete Rose to have him posthumously reinstated from the league’s ineligible list, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.