MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says Pete Rose violated ‘rule one in baseball,' no intention of altering ban

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The Oakland A’s potential move to Las Vegas and Major League Baseball’s deals with gambling companies will not impact Pete Rose's lifetime ban from the game. 

Rose was banned in 1989 for gambling on baseball as a manager and player with the Cincinnati Reds, and the all-time hits leader has applied for reinstatement multiple times. 

Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. during the MLB Draft at Lumen Field Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Seattle.  (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"We’ve always approached the issue of gambling from the proposition that players and other people who are in a position to influence the outcome of the game are going to be subject to a different set of rules than everyone else in the world," Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Tuesday.

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"Pete Rose violated what is sort of rule one in baseball, and the consequences of that are clear in the rule. And we’ve continued to abide by our own rules," Manfred added. "It’s just the rules are different for players. It’s part of the responsibility that comes with the privilege of being a major league player."

In March, Major League Baseball partnered with FanDuel as the co-exclusive official sports betting partner of MLB. 

Former Philadelphia Phillies player Pete Rose acknowledges the crowd prior to a Phillies game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park Aug. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Major League Baseball may also have a team in Las Vegas in the near future after the A’s started the process of applying for