Pete Rose's reinstatement denied

(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)A change in Major League Baseball commissioners did not alter baseball’s stance toward Pete Rose’s eligibility for the Hall of Fame.

Rob Manfred, who succeeded longtime commissioner Bud Selig in January, has denied Rose's application for reinstatement, former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent told USA TODAY Sports.

Rose met with Manfred in New York three months ago. He originally applied for reinstatement in 1997 and met with then-commissioner Bud Selig in 2002.

Selig never ruled on the application.

"I remain committed to the idea that Mr. Rose deserves an opportunity to tell me, in whatever format he feels most comfortable, whatever he wants me to know about the issues,''…