MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and President Donald Trump met in the White House on Wednesday, MLB confirmed to Pakinomist Digital.
What Manfred and Trump discussed are unclear. The Washington Post was the first to report on the meeting.
“President Trump is a long -time 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,” a MLB spokesman Pakinomist Digital told the visit.
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on energy production in the eastern space of the White House April 8, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The White House did not immediately respond to Pakinomist Digital’s request for comment.
One thing Trump and Manfred may have discussed is the subject of Pete Roses Hall of Fame candidacy. Trump said he would pardon Rose Postum after he died at the age of 83 in September 2024.
“Major League Baseball did not have the courage or decency to put the late, big, Pete Rose, also known as ‘Charlie Hustle’, into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the tension of being chosen, even if he was a much better player than most of those who made it, and can only be named poshumøst. Trump Posted Truth Social in February.
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred before Game 4 in 2024 World Series between Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York 29 October 2024. (Brad Penner/Imag images)
“In any case, over the next few weeks, I will sign a complete pardon of Pete Rose, who should not have been games on baseball, but only bet on his team, Baseball Hall of Fame!”
Rose is MLBS Hit King with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974 and was a 17-time all-Star, a three-time world champion and a three-time batting master.
However, the Cincinnati Reds star became a polarizing figure as news about his games at play shook the sports world. Rose received a lifetime ban from MLB in 1989.
President Donald Trump smiles after the signing of an executive order. (AP/Alex Brandon)
The meeting between Trump and Manfred also comes after a feature history of Jackie Robinson’s military service was briefly set up from the Department of Defense’s website for a day before they were restored.
MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson on Tuesday, April 15, 78 -th anniversary of Robinson Breaking MLB’s color barrier.
