Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball's ineligible list, a person familiar with the situation told CBS News on Sunday. Rose, baseball's late career hits leader, was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports betting.

About five months after his death, MLB appears to be considering former first baseman, third baseman and outfielder Pete Rose's reinstatement. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has received a petition from Rose's family to remove him from MLB's permanently ineligible list,

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is reviewing whether to reinstate the late Pete Rose from baseball's ineligible list, multiple outlets reported.