MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated Pete Rose and the players involved in the Chicago Black Sox scandal. That ...

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, was banned for life in 1989 after an investigation found he had bet on MLB games.

Why was Pete Rose banned? In 1989, as manager of the Reds, Rose fell under the scrutiny of MLB after betting slips belonging to Rose were found in an Ohio restaurant.

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 ...

The poll from Quinnipiac University, released June 27, found 60% of adults polled felt Rose should be in the Hall of Fame, ...

Although it’s often said that Pete Rose received a “lifetime ban,” baseball’s all-time hits leader was actually declared “permanently ineligible” in 1989.

Once a symbol of baseball greatness, Pete Rose experienced a tragic and controversial conclusion to his remarkable career. On August 24, 1989, the man known for his hustle and determination was ...

Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s ...

In March 1989, Rose was alleged to have bet on baseball while serving as player/manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1985 to 1987. That saga, which unfurled amid a changeover in commissioner from ...

Pete 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 ...

Pete Rose was his own worst enemy when he was alive. Now that he’s gone, he’ll finally get his chance to make the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose, banned from baseball for life in 1989, will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after a ruling by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...