There is no shortage of talking points surrounding Major League Baseball .

Amid the interest around ESPN’s expiring TV deal ; a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that ends in 2026; and the potential implementation of the ABS challenge system; the MLB owners convened in New York City this week for their annual in-season meeting.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discussed those hot-button topics, among others, during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Here are the biggest takeaways:

ROSE REINSTATEMENT

Manfred’s decision last month to remove Pete Rose and other deceased former players from MLB’s permanently ineligible list received “mixed” reviews, the commissioner said.

Rose, who died in September at age 83, was banned in 1989 after an MLB investigation found that he bet on

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