Trump Imposes His Will on Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred reversed long-standing MLB policy to allow Pete Rose to be eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame .

Donald Trump has tightened his grip on the national pastime, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: The fact that Manfred made the decision in response to pressure from Trump only confirms the cowardice of American institutions.

Donald Trump likes getting into fights with big-time sports, MLB Commissioner Manfred got scared about what he might do to baseball now that he's back in power.

This explains Manfred 's silence during the outcry in March over the Trump administration’s removing an article about Jackie Robinson from the Department of Defense website.

Trump upped the ante, announcing that he planned to posthumously pardon Rose , who'd been convicted of a federal offense.