May 15, 2025
Los Angeles attorney wins posthumous reinstatement of Pete Rose, opening door to Hall of Fame
In a landmark shift, Major League Baseball will no longer uphold lifetime bans after death, paving the way for Hall of Fame consideration of Pete Rose and others. Behind the decision: Los Angeles attorney Jeffrey M. Lenkov, whose dogged advocacy achieved what decades of petitions could not.
Los Angeles attorney Jeffrey M. Lenkov has accomplished what generations of advocates could not--persuading Major League Baseball to lift its lifetime ban on Pete Rose, posthumously clearing the way for his Hall of Fame consideration.
Lenkov, who leads multiple practice areas at Zelms Erlich Lenkov LLP, spearheaded a years-long effort that culminated in a historic decision by MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. to end permanent ineligibility upon death. The policy change affect...
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