The Major League Baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred, has officially lifted the ban on Pete Rose and all other deceased ...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has moved to lift the lifetime suspensions of Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and several other players. The ruling was included a letter Manfred wrote ...

Manfred’s decision to consider the petition was first reported by ESPN. Jeffrey Lenkov, a lawyer who represented Rose until his death on Sept. 30, 2024, met with Manfred and MLB spokesperson Pat ...

Jeffrey Lenkov, a Southern California lawyer who represented Pete Rose prior to his death at age 83, filed a petition on Jan. 8 to reinstate Rose from baseball's permanent ineligible list.