Earlier this year MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he expected to make his decision on whether or not to reinstate Pete Rose by the end of the season. Those plans have changed a bit.
Manfred and Rose met on Thursday to review Rose's application for reinstatement, according to the MLB's Twitter account. Rose had previous applications for reinstatement denied by former MLB commissioners Fay Vincent and Bud Selig.
"On Thursday, September 24th, Commissioner Rob Manfred met with Pete Rose and his representatives at Major League Baseball's New York Office regarding Mr. Rose's application for reinstatement," the MLB said in a statement. "Commissioner Manfred informed Mr. Rose that he will make a decision on his application by the end of the calendar year. Both parties have agreed to refrain from further comment."
Instead of Manfred's decision coming as early as Oct. 4, it could now be as late as Dec. 31. Rose was banned from baseball back in 1989 after a lengthy investigation conducted by famed lawyer John Dowd uncovered evidence that found the all-time hits leader had gambled on baseball when he was managing the Cincinnati Reds.
Evidence revealed earlier this year found Rose had also gambled on baseball during his time as a player for the Reds - something that was already widely believed, but Rose hadn't admitted to.
Neither Rose nor his representation had any comments after ESPN's "Outside the Lines" broke the story.
Manfred hasn't commented at length about the situation at all this year, but sources say it's unlikely Rose gets reinstated.
MLB confirmed the meeting, but would not comment. Rose made his case to be reinstated, but sources have told OTL unlikely he will be.
— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) September 25, 2015
Rose appeared at this year's MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati and said he hoped Manfred would give him a second chance and that he'd be the "happiest guy in the world" if that were to happen.
However, he'll now have to wait a few more months to know his fate.
