Obviously, we have to talk about Pete Rose. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup! More than 30 years after being placed on the league’s “permanently ineligible” list, and a little more than seven months after his death,

Manfred arrived at this decision following a posthumous appeal on behalf of Pete Rose, who had been on that list since 1989, as well as public pressure and a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump.

Major League Baseball made stunning decision that some people thought may never come. Commissioner Rob Manfred softened the lifetime back rules, opening the door for a possible reinstatement for Pete Rose and Joe Jackson.