Pete Rose was at home playing baseball in Philly. His grandson hopes to do the same. Unlike players when they first become eligible for the Hall of Fame, Rose’s candidacy won’t be adjudicated ...

NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were ...

The verdict means Rose, banned for life in 1989 for betting on major-league games, is now eligible for enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time. “In my view, once an ...

It now begins with “when.” Rose is officially eligible for the Hall of Fame. And after 30 long years, that alone is a legacy-defining moment. Derek Hryn Derek Hryn is a writer for Heavy.com.

MLB announced on Tuesday that those on baseball's ineligible list will be reinstated after their deaths - thus, Rose is now baseball eligible, along with "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 others.

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 ...

Without the associated scandal, Rose’s overwhelming on-field credentials would’ve warranted immediate induction in his first year of eligibility on the BBWAA ballot in 1992. Instead ...

Overall, 17 players are now baseball eligible. Rose admitted to gambling in 2004 after years of claiming his innocence. He died in September and predicted 10 days before his death he would not ...

Rose, who died last year, concluded his remarkable playing career in 1986 as MLB's all-time leader in hits, games played, at-bats, plate appearances, singles, and times on base. His 4,256 career ...

But reinstatement doesn’t ensure enshrinement. Certainly, Hall of Fame officials deferred to MLB with regards to Rose’s eligibility, a procedural choice that kept their hands out of the Rose ...

The decision allows Rose, who accepted a ban for life from MLB in 1989 for gambling on games, to be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously. The decision only applies to dead players ...