Trump says keeping Pete Rose out of Hall of Fame is a 'disservice'

"I think Pete Rose should have been in the Baseball Hall of Fame a long time ago," Trump said. "I think baseball did a great disservice by not respecting his achievements on the field."

"The president was one of a number of voices that was supportive of the idea that this was the right decision," Manfred said last May. "Obviously, I have respect for the office, and the advice that he gave I paid attention to, but I had a lot of other people that were weighing in on the topic as well."

"Major League Baseball didn't have the courage or decency to put the late, great, Pete Rose, also known as 'Charlie Hustle,' into the Baseball Hall of fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the thrill of being selected, even though he was a FAR BETTER PLAYER than most of those who made it, and can only be named posthumously. WHAT A SHAME!" Trump wrote.

"Anyway, over the next few weeks I will be signing a complete PARDON of Pete Rose, who shouldn't have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on HIS TEAM WINNING. He never betted against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history, and won more games than anyone in sports history. Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!"

It was found that Rose gambled on the Reds, only to win, while he was both a manager and a player.

Fox News Digital's Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Morik contributed to this report.