Ex-MLB star fumes over Pete Rose decision
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Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, has been posthumously reinstated by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, the league announced Tuesday. The decision removes Rose from MLB's permanently ineligible list after some 36 years as Manfred ruled that lifetime bans do not apply posthumously.
Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.
Reaction to Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson being reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making them eligible for the Hall of Fame.
The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the White Sox.
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Pete Rose is now Hall of Fame eligible. Commissioner Manfred made a huge rule change, Tuesday, which now reinstates Rose and makes him eligible for the Hall of Fame.