Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision Tuesday to remove Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, among others, from baseball’s ...

Pete Rose, banned from baseball for life in 1989, will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after a ruling by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 after betting on games while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds.

Baseball’s all-time hits king, who died Sept. 30 at age 83, joins Shoeless Joe Jackson in having permanent ineligibility lifted for sports gambling scandals.

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated, making both eligible for the Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.

The news comes after Rob Manfred announced he was changing the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire after death.

Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson were reinstated by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were ...

In turn, Rose is now eligible to be inducted into the ... "Now, we got a real shot, a real shot for him to get into the Hall of Fame, which is what Pete Rose fans want. So I'm ecstatic." ...

to be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously. The decision only applies to dead players who have been placed on the ineligible list. Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds salutes the crowd ...

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred may have just issued a Hall pass to Pete ... of Fame has always maintained that anyone removed from Baseball’s permanently ineligible list will become eligible ...

Pete Rose has officially been taken off MLB’s permanently ineligible list, the league announced Tuesday. Baseball’s all-time ...