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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Calls Escalate Against Rob Manfred After MLB's Pete Rose Decision
For Major League Baseball, Tuesday's news cycle produced a monumental piece of legislation. Less than eight months after passing away, Pete Rose — owner of 4,256 hits — officially received eligibility for the MLB Hall of Fame. Announced by the Office of the Commissioner Rob Manfred, Rose's lifetime ban from baseball was lifted on May 13, 2025 alongside fellow-ostracized star, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, who was a member of the notorious 1919 Chicago Black Sox team. Pete Rose — who leads MLB with 4,256 total hits — addresses the crowd at Great American Ball Park in June of Greene/The Enquirer via Imagn Images Tuesday's change in status for Rose and Jackson (and potentially others) came after attention was called to the specific details of remaining on MLB's permanently ineligible list after death. Advertisement Per members of Pete Rose's family "made it incumbent upon the Office of the Commissioner to reach a policy decision on this unprecedented issue in the modern era as Mr. Rose is the first person banned after the tenure of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to die while still on the ineligible list." Major League Baseball's official statement continued with, "Commissioner Manfred has concluded that MLB's policy shall be that permanent ineligibility ends upon the passing of the disciplined individual." For reference, Rose's exile from baseball was instituted in 1989, when "Charlie Hustle" was managing his beloved Cincinnati Reds (see Dowd Report). Since then, the entire situation has been one of the most hotly debated quagmires in modern sports—especially with the recent rise of digital sports betting. Advertisement As noted, Rose succumbed to a heart disease in September of 2024, living until the age of 83. Related: Yankees Must Trade For $44 Million Rockies All-Star After Oswaldo Cabrera Injury Tuesday's hall-of-fame news for the Rose family comes not-so-long after Rose's death, which has left many supporters of the game feeling particularly disturbed, especially with Commissioner Manfred. One X (formerly known as Twitter) user wrote, "Just when you think Rob Manfred can't screw up the sport more, he strikes again. What a total disgrace this decision is." Another chimed in with, "Manfred is such a coward. The amount of inductees that couldn't pass the 'character test' in the HOF would empty a few hallways. What a profile in courage." Advertisement Scrolling further, the comments don't appear to get any friendlier for MLB's current commissioner. "Just disgraceful by the MLB and Rob Manfred. He should've been added a long time ago. Waited until after he died and just something that people do all the time now. MLB just keeps ruining itself," a user directed at ESPN's post on the matter. Related: Pete Rose to be Honored By Reds In his statement, Manfred denounces any personal responsibility with the Rose situation, citing actions of previous commissioners and that of the Rose family as grounds for the historic eligibility reversal. Throughout 24 MLB campaigns playing for the Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos, Rose was among the most polarizing figures in sports. However, his tenacity on the baseball diamond and will to win could never be denied. He earned three World Series titles as an integral figure on the "Big Red Machine." Advertisement Of course, Rose is not officially enshrined in Cooperstown just yet. According to "The Historical Overview Committee will develop the ballot of eight names for the Classic Baseball Era Committee — which evaluates candidates who made their greatest impact on the game prior to 1980 — to vote on when it meets next in December 2027." Related: Major League Baseball Unbans Phillies' Pete Rose After 35 Years Rose was divisive on the field, and the recent news of his posthumous eligibility is having a similar effect—some are overjoyed, some are angry and many are confused. As for the family of the MLB Commissioner who originally banned Rose? Bart Giamatti's son, Marcus Giamatti, staunchly told USA TODAY Sports, "It's a serious dark day for baseball."
RTHK
04-05-2025
- Politics
- RTHK
Officials commemorate May 4 Movement anniversary
Officials commemorate May 4 Movement anniversary Officials on Sunday took part in a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 106th anniversary of the May 4 Movement and this year's 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Guests included Chief Secretary Eric Chan, deputy director of Beijing's liaison office, Liu Guangyuan, and deputy commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Pan Yundong. Three veterans, along with 1,200 young people from uniformed groups and primary and secondary schools, attended the ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. The May 4 Movement began in Beijing in 1919. It involved student-driven protests against the transfer of Chinese territories, previously controlled by Germany, to Japan.
South China Morning Post
20-02-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong director Jun Li's pro-Palestine speech in Berlin sparks German probe
German police have launched an investigation after Hong Kong director Jun Li Jun-shuo read out a pro-Palestine speech by an Iranian actor at the Berlin International Film Festival. Local police confirmed on Thursday they were looking into the incident, but it was not immediately clear whether Li was also under investigation. 'The statement [by Li] gives rise to initial suspicion of using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organisations,' Anja Dierschke, deputy press spokeswoman of Berlin police, told the Post. Hong Kong's Immigration Department also said on Thursday it had sought to understand the situation through the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong and the Chinese embassy in Germany. It added it had not received any requests for assistance from Hongkongers so far over the matter. Videos of Li giving the speech at the festival, where he was premiering his latest film Queerpanorama, were recorded and uploaded online. The director is best known for his 2021 film Drifting , a drama about homelessness, which won best adapted screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. According to German media, the speech was by Erfan Shekarriz, one of the actors in Li's latest film and who had boycotted the festival, which is commonly known as the Berlinale.
