NEW YORK: Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred will not lift the life-time ban imposed on all-time hits leader Pete Rose in 1989 for betting on games, the New York Times reported on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

The decision means the former Cincinnati Reds star will remain outside the Baseball Hall of Fame despite his legendary status.

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