The iconic baseball player and manager was hit with a permanent suspension in 1989. Now, 36 years on, the ban has been revoked.

Rose, a.k.a. Charlie Hustle (the nickname was an insult he happily embraced), was a competitive monster over his long career (1963–1986), mostly with the Cincinnati Reds, overcoming an unimpressive athletic toolkit through sheer force of will. "I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" was his mantra.

Major League Baseball made a major change, formally reinstating Pete Rose and the 1919 'Black Sox' after they had previously been banned for life. A

The 1919 Black Sox are BACK! Oh sure, you fell for the splashier “Commissioner Lifts Lifetime Ban On Pete Rose Because He’s Stopped Being Alive” headlines, in part because it looks Manfred gave in to the whims expressed during a regularly scheduled unhinged rant of the

Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players. The move clears the way for a Hall of Fame vote but doesn't guarantee admission.

The truth about Rose’s removal from the list is that it is a shameless political favor to Donald Trump. Moreover, Manfred is massaging how he arrived at a political decision. Rose earned this outcome not by dying,