May 16, 2025 • 22 mins
The all-time hit king, Pete Rose, is no longer banned from Major League Baseball, seven months after his death.
A new MLB policy announced this week ends permanent bans from the sport once the person dies. The change impacts Rose and 17 other former players, including "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
Ever since he was banned in 1989 for gambling on baseball while he was a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds, the debate over whether Rose should be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame has been a constant subject for sports journalists and talk programs.
Rose’s removal from the ineligibility list makes an induction possible.
FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent and diehard Cincinnati Reds fan Chad Pergram covered Rose’s banishment back in the '80s and joins the Rundown to discuss the legendary player’s complex legacy, the politics surrounding Rose, and the likelihood he will get a shrine in Cooperstown.
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