Pete Rose now eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame

CINCINNATI (WXIX/AP) - Pete Rose is one step closer to getting into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Rose is now officially reinstated.

Rose died Sept. 2024 at age 83.

A 17-time All-Star during a playing career from 1963-86, Rose holds record for hits (4,256), games (3,562), at-bats (14,053), plate appearances (15,890) and singles (3,215).

He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year, 1973 MVP and 1975 World Series MVP. A three-time NL batting champion, he broke the prior hits record of 4,191 set by Ty Cobb from 1905-28.

Rose agreed to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989, following an investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule.

Rose first applied for reinstatement in September 1997, but Commissioner Bud Selig never ruled on the request.

Manfred in 2015 rejected a petition for reinstatement, saying “Rose has not presented credible evidence of a reconfigured life.”

Manfred’s decision Tuesday also means that “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is reinstated as well.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame confirmed that Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe will be considered for induction in Cooperstown.

The Historic Overview Committee will develop eight names for consideration.

The Classic Baseball Overview Committee will then evaluate those names and vote in Dec. 2027.

The earliest Rose or Jackson could be inducted would be in 2028.

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