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Tampa Bay Rays Roar Back On and Off the Field as Billionaire Bid Fuels Local Revival Hopes

The Tampa Bay Rays made headlines with a record-setting 12-8 comeback win over the Orioles while billionaire Patrick Zalupski leads a $1.7 billion bid to buy the team, potentially ending years of relocation rumours. The move would keep the franchise rooted in Tampa and signals a fresh chapter both on…

International Business Times UK

Ending manhood in the hall of shame

Pete Rose and Donald Trump are the dregs of American maleness

Salon

Sports Commissioners Should Take Heed of Elon Musk’s Fallout With Donald Trump

The president loves to use sports as a cultural wedge and when he comes calling, executives should remember how impossible he is to satisfy.

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Trump's support of Rose among the voices Manfred listened to in ruling MLB ban ended with death

President Donald Trump’s support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major Legaue Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by the sport ended with death, which allows the career hits leader to be considered for the Hall of Fame

The Independent UK

MLB invests in Athletes Unlimited Softball League ahead of June debut

Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, marking the first time MLB will have a comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports league

The Independent UK

Pete Rose: Still more Trump corruption

Our president's meddling in baseball history: Another reminder that he ruins everything he touches

Salon

Why Does PGA Championship Contender Jhonattan Vegas Wear The MLB Logo On His Shirt?

The Venezuelan is the latest in a long line of PGA Tour pros to don the US league's logo on a piece of clothing - but why? And how did it come about?

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Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart

The Independent UK

Pete Rose returns to the Hall conversation as baseball embraces his original sin

MLB’s all-time hits leader was exiled from the sport he loved because of his gambling. Now the game is embracing betting at every opportunity

The Guardian - US

Pete Rose’s MLB Ban Ends After Death

Pete Rose is no longer banned by MLB after death, reigniting Hall of Fame hopes and sparking a tribute in Cincinnati.

Sports Lens

Will Pete Rose and Joe Jackson join the Hall of Fame?

Will Pete Rose and Joe Jackson join the Hall of Fame? Due to their death, Rose and Jackson are no longer permanently ineligible.

The Sports Daily

Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB's biggest sin

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals

The Independent UK

SI:AM | Why Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Decision Is So Controversial

It’s a bad look for a couple of reasons.

Sports Illustrated

Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned from Baseball Hall of Fame?

Major League Baseball reinstates two of the sport’s great players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

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The Independent UK

Baseball fans react to MLB’s reversal on barring Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe from Hall of Fame

‘Obviously, a person no longer with us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game,’ noted MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

The Independent UK

Live updates: Trump receives lavish royal welcome to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia for the first leg of his three-nation visit to the Middle East this week

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Flip-Flop Further Stains His Legacy

Manfred has spent his decade as MLB commissioner publicly talking about the integrity of baseball and privately taking swipes at it.

The Independent UK

A full list of the players, coaches and owners permanently banned by Major League Baseball

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Explains Why He Reinstated Pete Rose

The legendary player finally gets his wish posthumously.

Sports Illustrated

Shoeless Joe Jackson, Black Sox Removed From MLB's Banned List

Their 1921 ban has been one of baseball's most durable discussion topics for over a century.

The Independent UK

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals

The Guardian - US

Major League Baseball ends lifetime bans for Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson

Two of baseball’s greatest hitters, both given lifetime bans for gambling, have been removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list

Sports Illustrated

MLB Opens Path for Pete Rose to Posthumously Enter Hall of Fame

Rose will be eligible for Hall consideration in 2027 after commissioner Rob Manfred removed the Reds legend from the ineligible list.

The Independent UK

Manfred eager to see how many fans turn out for the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol

Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site

The Independent UK

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets with President Donald Trump at White House

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week at the White House with President Donald Trump

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