Bud Selig says Pete Rose might have a role at next year's All-Star Game in Cincinnati despite his lifetime ban from baseball.

Rose generally is not allowed in any areas of major league ballparks not open to fans. However, he was allowed to participate in baseball's All-Century team ceremony at Atlanta's Turner Field during the 1999 World Series and was permitted to be on the field at Great American Ballpark in 2010 for a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of his record-setting 4,192nd hit.

The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star Game on July 14, and commissioner Bud Selig left open the possibility that Rose could play a part.

"That will be up to the Cincinnati club, and they know what they can do and can't do," Selig said. "It's sort of been subjective. But they've done some things with Pete, but they've been very, very thoughtful and limited. But that's a subject that I'm sure they'll discuss in the next year."