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MLB lifts Pete Rose ban, restoring Hall eligibility

8/25/2026

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  • Commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose from MLB’s ineligible list in May 2025.
  • The removal makes Rose eligible for Hall of Fame voting beginning in 2027.
  • A. Bartlett Giamatti banned Rose on Aug 24 1989, and Rose signed a five-page agreement accepting a lifetime ban.
  • Rose holds MLB records for 4,256 hits, 3,562 games, 14,053 at-bats and 3,215 singles.