When Rob Manfred replaced Bud Selig as commissioner of baseball, there was a sense that a sea change was taking place on the Pete Rose lifetime ban. Manfred was much more open to meeting with Rose, hearing his appeal, and letting him make appearances here and there at official MLB events. But the outcome that most people seemed to think was coming has not, and Rose’s appeal was denied.

According to the New York Times, Manfred called Rose this morning to tell him his ban would not be lifted.

“That decision has now gone against Mr. Rose. According to one of the people with knowledge of Mr. Manfred’s thinking, the commissioner was not persuaded by Mr. Rose’s answers at their September meeting and believed he still had not told the whole truth about the extent of his gambling as a player and manager.”

With Manfred remaining in the commissioner’s seat for years to come, and Rose turning 75 in April, it seems less and less likely that Rose will live to see his bust in the Hall of Fame, if it’s ever allowed in at all.