Pete Rose eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame
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One day after MLB commissioner removed Rose from its permanent ineligibility list, the Cincinnati Reds celebrated their icon before and during the team's game against the Chicago White Sox. The organization held a pre-game moment of silence and students from Rose's high-school alma mater performed the national anthem.
MLB ends lifetime bans after death, reinstating Pete Rose and Joe Jackson and clearing the path for Hall of Fame eligibility.
The long saga of Pete Rose’s betting on baseball goes back over 40 years, taking multiple twists and turns before finally reaching its latest end point: Rose’s reinstatement to baseball. While much of the fireworks came in 1989,