Baseball reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson
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The Cincinnati Reds will honor Pete Rose during Wednesday night's game with a later start time. Here's when they play.
Tuesday's historic policy decision by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred paved a way for Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson, and others to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And they could be doing so with a pair of St. Louis Cardinals legends.
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A total of 17 players are no longer banned from baseball as a result of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's decision
Buster Olney believes Pete Rose should be in baseball's Hall of Fame now that he's eligible, with his lifetime ban information noted on the plaque.
Reaction to Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson being reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making them eligible for the Hall of Fame.
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Rose agreed to be placed on the permanently ineligible list in 1989, and two years later the Hall of Fame passed a rule stating that those on the permanently ineligible list were not eligible for election into the Hall. As such, Rose has never appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot.
"On behalf of the Reds and our generations of loyal fans, we are thankful for the decision of Commissioner Manfred and Major League Baseball regarding the removal of Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list.