Pete Rose's reinstatement has baseball fans in uproar
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Banned no more. Pete Rose, the Cincinnati native and Reds legend, has had his ban over baseball gambling lifted. What was his net worth when he died?
Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 14 others were posthumously removed from MLB's ineligible list, making Hall of Fame induction possible for all of them.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is happy for Pete Rose's reinstatement and hopes that Rose is voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Pete Rose, banned from baseball for life in 1989, will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after a ruling by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.
Jackson was among the eight so-called "Chicago Black Sox" banned for throwing the 1919 World Series. Rose agreed to a ban in 1989 after an investigation concluded he repeatedly bet on the Cincinnati Reds as a player and manager.
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There have been polarizing reactions to the situation, but many former Major League Baseball players have been happy about it. That includes David Wright, a New York Mets legend, who spoke with Andy McCullough of The Athletic, saying it's “great” that Rose was reinstated.