Obviously, we have to talk about Pete Rose. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup! More than 30 years after being placed on the league’s “permanently ineligible” list, and a little more than seven months after his death,

HISTORIC REINSTATEMENT – Pete Rose will be eligible for the Hall of Fame. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Rose's ban has been lifted. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players were also removed from the league's permanently ineligible list. Continue reading …

Manfred arrived at this decision following a posthumous appeal on behalf of Pete Rose, who had been on that list since 1989, as well as public pressure and a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump.