MLB Commish Rob Manfred says he wasn't swayed by Pete Rose’s apology letter, nixes FTX partnership

No matter how many times he (or Cincinnati fans) may wish it, Pete Rose just won't be going into the National Baseball Hall of Fame anytime soon. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred continues to set reality for Rose and his supporters. During the March 29 episode of The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, a baseball podcast for the New York Post,…

In a 2013 interview with USA Today, Joe Morgan revealed that Pete Rose should be allowed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Morgan, who was a broadcaster for ESPN, is a former MLB second baseman and a two-time World Series champion. Both Morgan and Pete Rose were teammates on the Cincinnati Reds from 1972 to 1978. Pete Rose was banned from baseball for…

Baseball's all-time career hits leader turns 82 in April, and this year marks nearly three and a half decades since the late baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti placed Pete Rose on the permanently ineligible list for violating Major League Rule 21: gambling on America's pastime. While Rose finally admitted in his 2004 book - "My Prison Without…

Pete Rose has a baseball legend in his corner in his quest to one day be enshrined in Cooperstown. Rod Carew, a former 18-time All-Star infielder for the Twins and Angels, advocated on Wednesday for Rose to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Quote-tweeting an account that asked people generally what they think about sports gambling, Carew…

Pete Rose recently sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred asking for his lifetime ban - which is keeping the league's all-time hits leader from the Hall of Fame - to be lifted. On Thursday, Manfred spoke to the media about myriad topics, one of which was the letter sent by Rose. The commissioner emphatically stated that Rose's "crime" of…

From the sound of it, Pete Rose won't be getting back into the good graces of Major League Baseball anytime soon. Rose, the MLB's all-time career hit leader, has been banned from the league since 1989 for gambling on MLB games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. In a recent attempt at contrition, Rose recently sent an apology letter to the league…

Pete Rose remains one of the most controversial figures in MLB history. The former Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies legend is currently banned from baseball in any capacity due to gambling issues. Rose allegedly bet on baseball games as a manager and as a player. For years, there has been a debate over whether or not Rose belongs in the…

Pete Rose wants back in baseball's good graces. Again. Nothing's changed, mind you, but he's asking anyway. Again. This time, another letter to commissioner Rob Manfred, which was leaked to the press, first reported by TMZ. As The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal pointed out, it's not surprising that something involving Rose looking for attention and a…

The infamous "Charlie Hustle" is asking for another chance.Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose has sent a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred requesting, once again, to be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Rose, who had a record-setting 4256 hits during his career, was…

Rose accepted a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989, which includes a ban from being enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. CINCINNATI - Pete Rose is once again making his case for a spot in Cooperstown. In a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, the 81-year-old Rose apologized for the gambling…

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose is once again attempting to get back in the good graces of Major League Baseball, writing a letter to league commissioner Rob Manfred in order to apologize for his 1980s gambling scandal and plead for a chance to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Rose's letter to Manfred was obtained and published by TMZ. Rose,…

Pete Rose has paid the price. It's time to set him free. Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader issued a plea to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred this week, begging for him to lift his lifetime ban from the sport. Former commissioner Bart Giamatti banned Rose from baseball in 1989 after Rose bet on baseball as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. This…

There was a time when betting on baseball was the Cardinal Sin. From the early days of the game, back before the major leagues were a dream, gambling was a black mark. Thomas Devyr, Ed Duffy, and William Wansley of the New York Mutuals were exiled in 1865, although all three were eventually reinstated. The Chicago Black Sox, Cincinnati Reds legend…

Pete Rose, one of the most beloved and controversial baseball players alive in Major League Baseball, feels he has been ostracized for too long as a result of his gambling scandal and so he made another effort to be redeemed and finally be inducted into the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his brilliant career as a player. To…

MLB all-time hit leader and Cincinnati Reds' legend Pete Rose recently sent a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred amid his Hall of Fame absence. Rose is currently banned from the Hall of Fame due to gambling on games. But the former superstar isn't giving up trying to force the commissioner to change his mind, per The New York Post and TMZ. "I am…

The Hit King is still trying to get into the Hall of Fame. Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose sent MLB commissioner Rob Manfred a letter this week to once again plead his case for entry into Cooperstown. "I am writing today for three reasons," Rose said in the letter, first obtained by TMZ. "First, because at my age I want to be 100% sure that you…

Pete Rose is making a last-ditch effort in hopes of getting his Baseball Hall of Fame ban lifted... sending an incredibly emotional letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred this week to plead his case. Charlie Hustle has been public enemy #1 in Cooperstown ever since his infamous betting scandal came to light... and hasn't been able to even sniff the…

No player has more base hits in Major League Baseball than Pete Rose. But you won't find his plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame. We all know why. Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds game as a player and manager. Betting on your sport is one of the cardinal no-no's of all professional and major college athletes. It undermines the integrity of the…

NEW YORK - Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday afternoon he was "absolutely confident" that the Mets and Yankees were above board in their communications about Aaron Judge. The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that the Players Association reached out to MLB following a Nov. 3 story on SNY, the Mets television network's website, that said the…

In his latest letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred, obtained by TMZ Sports, the Hit King said he has apologized "many times" for gambling on the Reds and other baseball games while Cincinnati's manager. "I also know that I disappointed many Reds fans and baseball fans," Rose said. "Besides spending time with my kids and my partner, there's nothing…

Cincinnati native, Reds Hall of Famer and former Big Red Machine great Pete Rose sent a letter - per multiple reports Friday - to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, asking for forgiveness and explaining "what it would mean to be considered for the (National Baseball) Hall of Fame." TMZ.com published the letter in its entirety. In it,…

Fans of Cincinnati native, Reds Hall of Famer and former Big Red Machine great Pete Rose may be disappointed by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred's most recent assessment of whether MLB's all-time hits leader deserves to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. In a video from Manfred's appearance on "The Show" ,…

Among the candid remarks made by Hit King and former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose during an interview on the No Filter Sports podcast was his declaration that his lifetime ban from baseball for gambling has cost him $100 million he estimates he would have earned. Rose had this to say in his conversation on the podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page…

Welcome to Wittenmyer & Williams - a point/counterpoint column from Enquirer Reds reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and sports columnist Jason Williams. Here, the longtime friends, reunited after covering baseball together in Minnesota earlier in their careers, pick a hot baseball - or sometimes, non-baseball - topic and debate it. Williams: Hey, I saw…