Major League Baseball has officially removed Pete Rose from its permanently ineligible list, the league announced Tuesday. Rose, who passed away last September at age 83, had been banned since 1989 after an investigation determined he had gambled on games while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds. This decision reinstates Rose’s eligibility for induction…
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Cincinnati Reds icon passed away last fall at 83. A key figure in the Big Red Machine’s two World Series titles during the 1970s, Rose remains one of the most celebrated players of his era. In 1989, Rose accepted what was essentially a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball following allegations that he bet on…