Reds legend Pete Rose now eligible for MLB Hall of Fame

Announcement made on Tuesday

(CINCINNATI) – Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose is now eligible for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. 

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased players have been removed from the permanently ineligible list. 

Manfred ruled that MLB’s punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths. 

The announcement comes one day before the Reds will honor Pete Rose with a special celebration on Wednesday night.  All fans in attendance will receive a #14 Pete Rose replica jersey.

Rose passed away at the age of 83 last September.