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Rob Manfred Considering Petition From Pete Rose's Family for Reinstatement

Pete Rose before the Reds' 10–2 loss to the Dodgers on June 17, 2017. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

About five months after his death, MLB appears to be considering former first baseman, third baseman and outfielder Pete Rose's reinstatement.

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has received a petition from Rose's family to remove him from MLB's permanently ineligible list, according to a Saturday evening report from Don Van Natta of ESPN. Rose, who was banned from baseball amid allegations that he bet on the Cincinnati Reds while managing them, died at the age of 83 on Sept. 30.

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