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

While no major votes are expected to take place at this week’s quarterly MLB owners meetings in New York, commissioner Rob Manfred did discuss President Donald Trump’s influence on the Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson reinstatement,

The Major League Baseball commissioner surprised the baseball world with his Pete Rose decision after pressure from the president.

Caglianone smashed a double down the right-field line off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. The hit came in the fourth inning of Game 1 of Thursday’s Major League Baseball doubleheader.

Royals rookie Jac Caglianone debuted to great fanfare on Tuesday. He took an 0 for 5, but still hit the ball hard a few times. Wednesday's schedule game in St. Louis was postponed due to weather, moving things to a doubleheader on Thursday.

Touted Royals prospect Jac Caglianone goes 0-for-5 in his MLB debut with Kansas City despite quality at-bats.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting a proposal to have automated balls and strikes in place for the 2026 season.

The automated ball-strike system could be coming to MLB next year. Per The Athletic's Evan Drellich, commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday that he plans to propose bringing the ABS to MLB by 2026 to the league's competition committee.

The MLB schedule on Thursday, June 5, features 13 games with 26 teams in action. One of the most notable matchups of the day is Rangers vs. Rays at 7:35 p.m. ET, where the SportsLine Projection Model is predicting strong performances from both Jonah Heim and Marcus Semien for Texas.

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Brandon Pfaadt will bounce back from his rough start in his last outing and will help lead the visiting Diamondbacks past the Braves on Thursday.