Barely two months after Trump's posts, Manfred reinstated Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 others who had previously received permanent bans from baseball. As the players are dead, the move is largely symbolic, though it does open the door for Rose, Jackson and/or a few others to have a shot at making the Hall of Fame .

Trump said he was issuing a "pardon" for Pete Rose in February. Manfred was reported to be considering reinstatement a day later.

The Major League Baseball commissioner surprised the baseball world with his Pete Rose decision after pressure from the president.