Last month , Pete Rose was reinstated by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, making him eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Rose’s career was marked by gambling scandals and his permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death .

Wednesday, Manfred acknowledged that President Donald Trump had some influence in the decision to reinstate Rose.

“The President was one of a number of voices that was supportive of the idea that this was the right decision,” Manfred said at MLB’s headquarters, via The Athletic . “Obviously, I have respect for the office and the advice that he gave. I paid attention to (it). But I had a lot of other people that were weighing in on the topic as well.”

In February, Trump posted on Truth Social in support of Rose.

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