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Pete Rose reinstated by MLB, eligible for the Hall of Fame: How we got here and what it means

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Pete Rose , MLB 's all-time hits leader, was banned for life in 1989 for betting on major-league games.

Rose's 4,256 hits still top the MLB record book; his 3,562 games played and 15,890 plate appearances.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred removed Rose from the league's permanently ineligible list.

Pete Rose was never able to experience the joy and fulfillment of Hall of Fame enshrinement during his lifetime.

But the exact timing of Rose 's removal from ineligible list is about more than the aftereffects of his death.

Trump ’s public affection toward Rose stretches back to his first presidential campaign in 2016 .

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