Pete Rose, Rob Manfred and MLB
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The Reds paid tribute to Pete Rose, a day after baseball’s career hits leader was removed from MLB's permanent ineligibility list.
The daughter of the late Pete Rose reacts to her father's MLB reinstatement, shares emotional thoughts on his Hall of Fame chances, and more.
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It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series. It’s been more than 35 years since Pete Rose suffered the same fate after betting on the sport as a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1980s.
Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."
ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech spoke about MLB's possible motivations for the removal of Pete Rose, among others, off the permanently ineligible list.
ESPN remains interested in a potential Major League Baseball distribution package, especially one that includes streaming local games, despite recently opting out of its national package with the league three years early,
"On behalf of the Reds and our generations of loyal fans, we are thankful for the decision of Commissioner Manfred and Major League Baseball regarding the removal of Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list.