Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart.

MLB's announcement that Pete Rose and others were removed from the permanently ineligible list has the baseball world in a frenzy, many saying Rose should be in the Hall of Fame.

The move means Rose and Jackson could now be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose and Jackson were both involved in sports betting controversies. Rose was found to have violated MLB’s Rule 21, which bars players from betting on the game and was placed on the ineligible list in 1989.

Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 14 others were posthumously removed from MLB's ineligible list, making Hall of Fame induction possible for all of them.

MLB analyst Chris Rose does not want Pete Rose elected into the Hall of Fame for various reasons. Here's what he has to say.

The MLB announced it no longer recognizes lifetime bans against players who have died, including Hall of Fame contenders Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson

NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death.

Baseball history entered a new chapter this week. Baseball’s late controversial all-time hit king Pete Rose has been taken off the permanently ineligible list. We speak with longtime ESPN announcer and anchor Karl Ravech about what it means for Cooperstown.