Rob Manfred on Pete Rose: "When you bet on baseball from Major League Baseball’s perspective, you belong on the permanently ineligible list"

Pete Rose has been banned from Major League Baseball since 1989 for gambling on MLB games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. Rose is not eligible for induction into the MLB Hall of Fame. He has a Hall-of-Fame resume, including 4,256 career hits.

Pete Rose is the Hit King and wants to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is 81 years old and writes to ask for another chance.

Pete Rose bet on baseball and he belongs on the permanently ineligible list. Rob Manfred does not think that list is equivalent to the eligibility for the Hall of Fame.

Rob Manfred is the current MLB commissioner. He believes that Pete Rose is permanently ineligible. He is on the Hall of Fame board. It is not appropriate for him to get in front of the talks.

Pete Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 after admitting to betting on Reds games. He was inducted into the Reds team Hall of Fame in 2016. Rose is allowed to attend ceremonial functions with prior approval from Manfred. Pete Rose played 19 of his 24 major league seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. In a Cincinnati uniform, he won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in 1963 and 1973.