He was one of 17 people whose ban was reversed, as were eight members of the scandal-scarred 1919 “Black Sox,” including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Rose, who died in September at age 83, was banned in 1989 after an MLB investigation found that he wagered on baseball games while he was the Cincinnati Reds’ manager.

In a historic move, Major League Baseball has lifted Pete Rose’s 35-year ban, effectively reinstating the all-time hits leader and making him eligible for the Hall of Fame. Rose, who holds the record for the most hits in MLB history with 4,