Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, is now eligible for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but his place in Cooperstown is far from certain. On Tuesday,

Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame, and John Condit, the last person to interview MLB's hit king, may have President Donald Trump to thank.

Pete Rose is finally out of MLB’s doghouse, and he has some company. Rose, placed on the league’s permanently ineligible list in August 1989 over gambling on baseball, was reinstated by commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday — and was joined by “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, according to ESPN.

The long saga of Pete Rose’s betting on baseball goes back over 40 years, taking multiple twists and turns before finally reaching its latest end point: Rose’s reinstatement to baseball. While much of the fireworks came in 1989,

As news broke that Shoeless Joe Jackson and Pete Rose are now eligible for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, some people are wondering why Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball in the first place.

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.