Pete Rose eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has made a drastic change that may allow Pete Rose and Joe Jackson to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1don MSNOpinion
Rob Manfred clearly capitulated to Trump, and likely opened floodgates of revenue to Rose‘s heirs, who will petition the Hall of Fame for his candidacy. In return, Trump might get some votes in Ohio.
Even after he was reinstated by Major League Baseball, it's clear that many of the current players (and even a manager) are uncomfortable talking about Pete Rose and what his legacy in the game might really be.
7hon MSN
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series. It’s been more than 35 years since Pete Rose suffered the same fate after betting on the sport as a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1980s.
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.