Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader,

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred recently revealed that he spoke with President Donald Trump about a variety of topics a couple of weeks back, including Trump’s desire to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list.

After meeting with President Trump, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he wants to issue a ruling on a request to end the permanent ban of Pete Rose, who died in September.