Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose trying for reinstatement once more

There was a time when betting on baseball was the Cardinal Sin. Thomas Devyr, Ed Duffy, and William Wansley were banished in 1865. Pete Rose, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were kicked out for being hired by casinos to greet guests and sign autographs. Now Major League Baseball has cozied up to the casinos and sports betting.

Pete Rose is trying to be reinstated in Major League Baseball. He was banned in 2010 as part of an agreement between him and Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. Gibert passed away shortly after. Rose has tried to get reinstated several times before, but his attempts have fallen upon deaf ears. The current commissioner Rob Manfred refuses to overturn the ban. Rose's gambling interests and personal life make him a long shot. However, considering Manred's track record, Rose may as well take the chance. It all comes back to the relationship between the league and sports gambling. In a different climate, Pete Rose would have zero chance at coming back.