Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed former Cincinnati Reds player and career hits leader Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting earlier in April and plans to rule on a request to end a permanent ban of Rose, who died last September.

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

Is Major League Baseball ready to forgive its most infamous legend? Pete Rose’s ban has loomed over the sport for decades, but a recent meeting between Commissioner Rob Manfred and President Donald Trump has reignited hope and controversy.