MLB’s All Time Hits leader and Cincinnati Reds Icon Pete Rose had his permanent ban lifted today, 5/13/2025 on “513 Day” in Cincinnati. The icon now has the chance to be inducted into the Hall of Fame where he belongs. Subscribe to our Newsletter for more!
Finally, A Chance…
There was 2 huge things that had to be done before Peter Edward Rose could be eligible for the Hall of Fame…one was he had to be removed from the banned list. That is now complete. The next, he has to be added to the HOF ballot. That’s to come, and it will take another battle from his family & friends. There is a committee that votes on eligibility, they don’t meet until December of 2027. That said, Pete won’t appear on the ballot for at LEAST another 2 years. He will have to have 10 of 16 votes to be considered as well.
If you read the long list of accolades for Pete Rose, you know there’s no one more deserving for the MLB Hall of Fame. His hit record will genuinely never be beat, and there’s no one that will ever even come close to it.
Change of Heart from Rob Manfred
Rob Manfred freed several players and even an owner today with his letter; one being shoeless Joe Jackson, another MLB legend that was held back from the HOF due to blasphemy. He wrote that, “If you are no longer with us (deceased) you are not a threat to the integrity of baseball.” Take it how you will, if you’re a Reds fan, you should be excited, one of our franchise’s icons has a chance at the Hall again. It’s a damn shame they waited until he perished, but we all knew it’d come after.
