Manfred said he "paid attention" to the advice Trump gave him on Rose, "but I had a lot of other people that were weighing in on the topic, as well.”

Trump said he was issuing a "pardon" for Pete Rose in February. Manfred was reported to be considering reinstatement a day later.

Commissioner Rob Manfred tells MLB owners Trump "was one of a number of voices" supporting his eventual decision to remove Rose from ineligible list.