Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated Pete Rose along with 16 other dead players last month in a move that he now admits was influenced by President Donald Trump, among others.  In February,

The MLB commissioner said that he took into account the opinion of Trump, with whom he met at the White House, in deciding to grant Rose a path to the Hall of Fame.

The decision does not ensure Rose or anyone else will be elected into the Hall, and that ruling is years away, presumably in December of 2027 for the induction Class of 2028.