Major League Baseball on Tuesday removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, two of the sport’s most famous players who were previously kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game, from the league’s permanently ineligible list.

MLB has officially reinstated Pete Rose after 35 years. Here's why the decision was made and what it means for Rose’s Hall of Fame future.

For Major League Baseball, Tuesday's news cycle produced a monumental piece of legislation. Less than eight months after passing away, Pete Rose — owner of