Schmidt has previously backed Rose for the Hall of Fame based on his playing credentials, chiefly the most hits (4,256) in the history of the sport. But in 2017, Schmidt said it was “ridiculous ...

When Rose hung up his cleats in November 1986, induction into the Hall felt inevitable. That’s because his statistical accomplishments were staggering, overwhelming.

By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after ...

Under the Hall of Fame’s current rules, the earliest Rose or Jackson could be inducted would be in 2028. Rose agreed to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989, following an investigation commissioned ...

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by ...

If not on the permanently banned list, Rose would have been eligible on the ballots each from 1992 through 2006. He was written in on 41 votes in 1992 and on 243 of 7,232 ballots (3.4%) over the ...

Baseball Hall of Fame board chairman Jane Forbes Clark confirmed in a statement that Rose, Jackson and 15 other deceased players who were on the permanently ineligible list could now be considered ...

Getting off Major League Baseball's ineligible list isn't just a chance for playing greats Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to get into the Hall of Fame, it's potentially a huge payday for the ...