Pete Rose was a larger-than-life baseball star during his playing career. But he belonged to Cincinnati. It's where Rose was born, where he played for most of his 24 seasons and also managed. On Wednesday,

Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

Pete Rose is off the MLB ineligible list and permitted for Hall of Fame consideration. The Cincinnati Reds are taking advantage of the moment.  As luck would have it, the Reds already had "Pete Rose Night" scheduled for Wednesday,

Lenyn Sosa and Michael A. Taylor homered as Chicago improved to 14-29 with its season-high third consecutive win.

Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."

Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Pete Rose is now Hall of Fame eligible. Commissioner Manfred made a huge rule change, Tuesday, which now reinstates Rose and makes him eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose has officially been taken off MLB’s permanently ineligible list, the league announced Tuesday. Baseball’s all-time hits leader was banned in 1989 after an investigation revealed that the longtime Cincinnati Reds star had placed bets while playing for and managing the team.