Trump and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have meeting at White House amid Pete Rose debate

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and President Donald Trump met at the White House Wednesday, MLB confirmed to Fox News Digital.

What Manfred and Trump discussed is unclear. The Washington Post was the first to report on the meeting. 

"President Trump is a longtime fan of baseball. As he has done in the past, Commissioner Manfred was pleased to visit the White House again to discuss issues pertaining to baseball with the president," an MLB spokesperson told Fox News Digital of the visit. 

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. 

One thing Trump and Manfred may have discussed is the subject of Pete Rose's Hall of Fame candidacy. Trump said he would pardon Rose posthumously after he died at age 83 in September 2024. 

"Major League Baseball didn’t have the courage or decency to put the late, great, Pete Rose, also known as ‘Charlie Hustle,’ into the Baseball Hall of fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the thrill of being selected, even though he was a FAR BETTER PLAYER than most of those who made it, and can only be named posthumously. WHAT A SHAME!" Trump posted to Truth Social in February.

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred before Game 4 of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York Oct. 29, 2024. (Brad Penner/Imagn