FILE -In this June 24, 2016, file photo, former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose (14) holds his place
marker during a ceremony to honor the 1976 World Series champion team, before the Reds’ baseball game
against the San Diego Padres in Cincinnati. Rose once again asked Major League Baseball to end his
lifetime ban, saying the penalty is unfair compared with discipline for steroids use and electronic sign
stealing. Rose’s lawyers submitted the application Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, to baseball Commissioner Rob
Manfred, who in December 2015 denied the previous request by the career hits leader.