Fact: Pete Rose bet on baseball. Fact: betting on baseball brings a lifetime ban. Fact: Rose is dead. Does that mean he should now be inducted?

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the conversations.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose would become eligible for the Hall of Fame if MLB rules in favor of lifting his ban. But the process takes years.