This website is not church and MLB is not God. Please refrain from conflating the two. We are talking about rules in MLB that were broken and the consequences of those actions. Rose knew the rules and broke them anyway as both a player and manager. His ‘apologies’ were insincere and self-serving. Good for you for thinking they were otherwise, but I don’t think he truly meant it. Not to mention other moments in his life that were reprehensible and far worse. Forgiveness doesn’t mean the rules no longer apply for someone you feel is contrite. Forgiveness is God’s to give, not MLB’s.