Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport's permanent ban of the career hits leader,

Rob Manfred took a trip to the White House to speak with president Donald Trump earlier this month, discussing Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose and his lifetime ban during their meeting.

Rose most recently applied for reinstatement in 2015, an appeal rejected by Manfred in his first year as commissioner.