Here is the full text of Rob Manfred's letter to Pete Rose's attorney announcing the all-time hits king is no longer on the ineligible list.

"Your reaction that he might finally get his due in Cooperstown." "You want me to go there?" Brennaman asked.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with President Donald Trump weeks ago after Trump expressed his desire to pardon Rose. While Manfred stayed hush on the meeting for weeks, he finally announced his decision. He gave more explanation behind the decision in the MLB's statement, with it mostly coming down to the fact that Rose has since died.

Reaction to Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson being reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making them eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose has finally been reinstated. The former Cincinnati Reds outfielder, who passed away in September 2024, has stirred quite a conversation about baseball’s values and the Hall of Fame. Commissioner Rob Manfred recently announced that Rose,

Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech spoke about MLB's possible motivations for the removal of Pete Rose, among others, off the permanently ineligible list.