Trump says he will pardon Pete Rose, delivers scathing statement to MLB on his Hall of Fame candidacy

President Donald Trump said successful a Truth Social station precocious Friday nighttime that helium volition "be signing a implicit pardon" of MLB's all-time deed king, Pete Rose.

Rose died past year earlier ever seeing himself marque the Hall of Fame; writers person ne'er been fixed the enactment to ballot for him, arsenic the Baseball Writers Association of America and Hall of Fame followed suit with MLB's beingness prohibition of Rose successful 1989 for gambling.

"Major League Baseball didn’t person the courageousness oregon decency to enactment the late, great, Pete Rose, besides known arsenic ‘Charlie Hustle,’ into the Baseball Hall of fame. Now helium is dead, volition ne'er acquisition the thrill of being selected, adjacent though helium was a FAR BETTER PLAYER than astir of those who made it, and tin lone beryllium named posthumously. WHAT A SHAME!" Trump posted.

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Pete Rose waves to his fans during the unveiling of a bronze statue dedicated to him astatine Great American Ball Park connected Saturday, June 17, 2017. (IMAGN)

"Anyway, implicit the adjacent fewer weeks I volition beryllium signing a implicit PARDON of Pete Rose, who shouldn’t person been gambling connected baseball, but lone stake connected HIS TEAM WINNING. He ne'er betted against himself, oregon the different team. He had the astir hits, by far, successful shot history, and won much games than anyone successful sports history. Baseball, which is dying each implicit the place, should get disconnected its fat, lazy a--, and elite Pete Rose, adjacent though acold excessively late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!"

Major League Baseball itself does not power who gets into the Hall of Fame; the shot writers ballot initially, portion different committees to get players successful further down the roadworthy are made by the Hall itself, not the league.

Rose died past September astatine the property of 83 from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

1985: Cincinnati Reds subordinate Pete Rose. (IMAGN)

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Rose broke retired with his hometown Cincinnati Reds, the squad helium played 19 of his 24 seasons with, 3 of which helium besides served arsenic acting manager, successful 1963, and helium went connected to marque league history, portion securing 3 World Series titles on the way. 

Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" for his relentless thrust erstwhile connected the diamond, Rose was league MVP successful 1973, a 17-time All-Star, three-time batting rubric winner, Rookie of the Year and World Series MVP. 

Despite his 4,256 vocation hits, helium became a polarizing fig erstwhile the quality of his gambling connected shot rocked the sports world.

Rose tried to use for reinstatement to Major League Baseball connected respective occasions but was ever denied. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred denied 1 successful 2015, saying that Rose did not instrumentality work for his actions and didn’t recognize the harm helium had caused portion betting connected the game.

Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time deed king, was ruled ineligible for the Hall of Fame successful 1989 for betting connected baseball. Reds large Pete Rose holds a prima bearing his sanction earlier the MLB National League crippled betwixt the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres astatine Great American Ball Park successful downtown Cincinnati connected Friday, June 24, 2016.  (The Enquirer/Sam Greene.)

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Rose applied for reinstatement successful 2020 and 2022, particularly with legalized sports betting happening crossed the country. However, Manfred denied some requests, pointing to the Veteran’s Committee for immoderate Hall of Fame discussions regarding Rose. Manfred besides changeable down immoderate speculation astir Rose’s reinstatement successful 2023, arsenic the league had partnerships with sportsbooks. 

Though helium isn't successful the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Reds inducted Rose into their ain hallway of fame successful 2016, retiring his No. 14. He made respective appearances successful MLB ballparks successful caller years earlier his death.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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