MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Wednesday, MLB confirmed to PK Press Club Digital.
What Manfred and Trump have discussed is not clear. The Washington Post was the first to report on the meeting.
“President Trump is a long-standing fan of baseball. As he has done in the past, Commissioner Manfred was happy to visit the White House again to discuss questions relating to baseball with the president,” an MLB spokesperson for PK Press Club Digital of the visit.
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on energy production in the East House of Blanche on April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)
The White House did not immediately respond to the request for comments from PK Press Club Digital.
One thing that Trump and Manfred may have discussed is the subject of the candidacy of the Pete Rose renown. Trump said he would forgive posthumously after his death at the age of 83 in September 2024.
“Major League Baseball did not have the courage or decency to set fire, Grand Pete Rose, also known as” Charlie Hustle “, in the temple of the reputation of baseball. Now, he died, will never feel the thrill of being selected, even if he was a much better player than most of those who did it, and can only be named posthumous.
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, before match 4 of the 2024 world series between Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on October 29, 2024. (Brad Penner / Imagn images)
“Anyway, in the coming weeks, I will sign a complete forgiveness of Pete Rose, who should not have played on baseball, but only bet on the victory of his team. He never bet against himself, nor the other team. He was most successful, by far, in the history of baseball, and won more matches than anyone in the history of sport. Baseball fame! “
Rose is the King of the MLB with 4,256 careers in career. He was the player par excellence of the National League in 1974 and was an All-Star of 17 times, a triple champion of World Series and a triple champion in the stick.
However, the Cincinnati Reds star has become a polarizing figure when news from his game on games have shaken the world of sport. Rose received a life ban from the MLB in 1989.
President Donald Trump smiles after signing a decree. (AP / Alex Brandon)
The meeting between Trump and Manfred also intervenes after a feature film on the military service of Jackie Robinson was briefly withdrawn from the website of the Ministry of Defense for a day before being restored.
MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson on Tuesday April 15, the 78th anniversary of the Robinson Breaking MLB color barrier.
