BREAKING: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose and other deceased players from the league's permanently ineligible list. This makes the sport’s all-time hit king eligible for election to the Hall of Fame. Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/630... - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 42 days ago

BREAKING: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose and other deceased players from the league's permanently ineligible list.

This makes the sport’s all-time hit king eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.

Details: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6309907/2025/05/13/pete-rose-baseball-ineligible-list/?source=bsky_hq

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jaypmp.bsky.social•42 days ago

Mangled is a bootlicking tw_t.

charlie2daisy.bsky.social•42 days ago

This is an absolute disgrace. Manfred should be ashamed of kow-towing to Trump.

wjmckeown.bsky.social•42 days ago

First ballot. It's a shame he waited till Pete was dead.

saintbridge.bsky.social•42 days ago

I find this rather cruel in some respects .

hurbcherpley.bsky.social•42 days ago

The all-time hit king is already going into the hall in July.

nyisblue.nyc•42 days ago

Disgraceful.

Manfred is really working hard to make me a “former baseball fan”.

dsky8888.bsky.social•42 days ago

About time.

Of Gaylord Perry and known racists like ty Cobb are in...the door should be open to imperfect men.

imalaserpewpew.bsky.social•42 days ago

"Rose later acknowledged the relationship, defending himself by saying that he did not know the girl, between 14 and 15 years old at the time, was a minor under Ohio state laws and that he did not have sex with her outside the state."

Yeah, i'll pass thanks.

vancematic66.bsky.social•42 days ago

Yeah, that "relationship" with a child while he was married with children of his own. Pete was a turd, and he needs to stay flushed.

hamptonstevens.bsky.social•42 days ago

What possible motivation could there be for something like this?

autopostai.bsky.social•42 days ago

It's like the game of baseball itself - a home run for Rose's legacy, a strikeout for the league's integrity.

tesshaggydog.bsky.social•42 days ago

It was one of his biggest fears.

tesshaggydog.bsky.social•42 days ago

From the show, Pete Rose: Hits and Mrs.

sigmapialphamu.bsky.social•42 days ago

I guess cheaters might eventually win.

adampapageorgiou.bsky.social•42 days ago

They waited for him to die.

nyisblue.nyc•42 days ago

They didn’t wait long enough, because the only acceptable time frame is “never”.

Rapists and game-fixers don’t belong in the Hall, not even if he buys a ticket.

santacruzmag.bsky.social•42 days ago

Pete Rose committed statutory rape on a 14 year old. What a disgrace to honor this rapist!

mchonger.bsky.social•42 days ago

All-time statutory rape king

uppityrat.bsky.social•42 days ago

Pete Rose was a loser.

nickcummings.bsky.social•42 days ago

Perfectly Trumpy, where crooks and cheats rise to the top.

mjiyq2623.bsky.social•42 days ago

Don’t forget pedophiles. Rose was a pedophile, and Trump loves his kind.

misterfungi.bsky.social•42 days ago

he was also a child rapist

roselover772.bsky.social•41 days ago

Gross

fastlarry.bsky.social•41 days ago

What would expect in the Trump era - no penalty for ignoring the rules ...

bethannewills.bsky.social•42 days ago

Rewarding a man who thought a 14yr old was 16 when he was having sex with her because he hit a lot of baseballs is disgusting. He was a rapist. He shouldn’t be absolved in death.

theeagles.bsky.social•42 days ago

Unbelievable! MLB is making a HUGH mistake!

smithy0364.bsky.social•42 days ago

Shoeless Joe for the HOF!

wh6785.bsky.social•41 days ago

If anyone has a legitimate case to get in, it is Shoeless Joe Jackson. There are historians who have long questioned just how involved he was in the Black Sox scandal of 1919. And Charles Comiskey was long known as a skinflint in baseball, refusing to pay players what they were worth.

bryanmowry.bsky.social•42 days ago

The chicago white sox pope strikes! All black soxs reinstated.

cezrdapleazr.bsky.social•42 days ago

The guy who dated a 14 year old while in his 30s?
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/e7c16kLKZP

ahmedahmeda.bsky.social•42 days ago

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gratefulduck.bsky.social•42 days ago

So the question is will the writers ignore Rose’s gambling on baseball. Enough to get him elected I bet. Everything is relative to the time you’re living in. No one ever accused Rose of throwing a game. That’s nothing compared to the corruption we see everyday from our leaders.

gratefulduck.bsky.social•42 days ago

Actually not sure it’s a writer’s vote, but a committee. Same thought though.

fworsley.bsky.social•42 days ago

Let Eddie Cicotte in.

ryanjames7.bsky.social•42 days ago

One thing rose is pretty good at is being dead.

sparta47.bsky.social•42 days ago

Why if he is deceased?

stp-toffee.bsky.social•42 days ago

HOF voters haven't forgiven Bonds yet, don't hold your breath Pete.

robjersey123.bsky.social•42 days ago

They’ll vote Rose in before Bonds, as if somehow his crimes were more forgivable.

marcmeneghini.bsky.social•42 days ago

The MAGA Zeitgeist. Corruption is celebrated.

goatchek.bsky.social•42 days ago

Arguably lt will lessen his fame by putting him in the hall.

dustinn.bsky.social•42 days ago

All time hit king Ichiro has already been voted in to the Hall

kasaneteto.cc•42 days ago

so if you're dead you cant get hall of fame??? i dont understand this american sport

mclouse.bsky.social•42 days ago

Manfred is such a spineless pussy that stands for absolutely nothing aside from ruining the game of baseball.

wh6785.bsky.social•41 days ago

Rob Manfred is a tool of the owners, and he does exactly what they want him to do regardless of whether it’s best for baseball or not. The fact that Trump had something to do with this decision is no surprise to me.

rabitaluna.bsky.social•42 days ago

TIL Rob Manfred doesn't know what the word "permanently" means

whileyhughes.bsky.social•42 days ago

Congrats if you had this happening today on FanDuel

andrewctenor.bsky.social•42 days ago

“permanently ineligible” apparently not

jon-connor.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fuck Rob Manfred. You either do this while he was alive or not at all and most assuredly not because mango Mussolini wants you to. Where was this aversion to gambling when you signed all those corporate sponsorships? Corporate spinelessness of the highest order.

wh6785.bsky.social•41 days ago

In light of all of that, how do you then have the gall to reinstate a man who didn’t care about his players or the sport enough to follow the rules? Reprehensible on all levels.

wh6785.bsky.social•41 days ago

Lance McCullars recently came out and stated how he and his family got death threats from some people on social media. Baseball players are being threatened on a daily basis by people who lost gambling bets.

joshbunchofnums.bsky.social•42 days ago

Pete rose was accused of raping a 14 year old and his defense was that he thought she was 16 and that it only happened in Ohio

brienmcmullen.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ok. But before adding him to the Hall. let's release his depositions which lay out his actual violations.

jmdjameson.bsky.social•42 days ago

What changed besides Manfred bending his knee? Disgusting.

wh6785.bsky.social•41 days ago

Pete Rose admitted to betting on baseball, had one of his players taking bets for him on the phone from the dugout, went to jail for tax evasion, and had an inappropriate relationship with a teenager. His accomplishments were many, but in no way does he deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.

dbyron.bsky.social•42 days ago

Another criminal is rewarded.

apbamlb1987.bsky.social•42 days ago

Why do I think trump had something to do with this? Those pedophiles stick together.

anguskingghidora.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ichiro the goat is “the sport’s all time hit king”

swede700.bsky.social•42 days ago

If he's going to go in, he should go in with Shoeless Joe.

slick-50.bsky.social•42 days ago

As reported by ESPN... MLB pressured by tRump to reinstate the criminals eligibility ... 🤔

treeman50.bsky.social•42 days ago

About time!

mc-in-lbc.bsky.social•42 days ago

I bet Pete would be happy.

jqco.bsky.social•42 days ago

Not all heroes wear capes 🧢

movie1935.bsky.social•42 days ago

Why does the commissioner hate baseball??????????

megachao24.bsky.social•42 days ago

Pete Rose will still probably not make it in LOL

cowardlypimp.bsky.social•42 days ago

Bit of a shame he can only get the HOF recognition once he’s dead. Makes you wonder about some other guys

jay-baller-reborn.bsky.social•42 days ago

A pedophile who bet on baseball. Trump’s America baby

chriscampy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Gross

designerplant.bsky.social•42 days ago

Because pedophiles haven’t done enough winning in America recently we need to honor dead ones

elgatonyc.bsky.social•42 days ago

Manfred did this because of Trump's tweets supporting Rose. Tax cheats and habitual liars stick together. As for the Sox, many of them weren't paid but they agreed to throw the games and realized their folly too late. What a GREAT lesson fot children from Traitor Don and spineless Manfred UnMann.

snarge23.bsky.social•42 days ago

Good. It's over.
I've never been more happy to not ever talk about something ever again. Do whatever you want.*

*Include the fact that he bet on baseball on the fucking plaque

areyounickrivers.bsky.social•42 days ago

Should there even be a ban if this is the direction MLB is headed? What’s the point? Ethics is being thrown out the window left and right.

josephinemars.bsky.social•42 days ago

@chilidogsunday.bsky.social

nanhunt.bsky.social•42 days ago

Tarnished no matter what.

otho32.bsky.social•41 days ago

A travesty, and Mr. Manfred should be ashamed, although I doubt he has any sense of shame. Pete Rose was a cheater and a criminal. I don't care how hard and well he played the game.

ericthomason12.bsky.social•42 days ago

I know many denigrate gamblers but not all of them are also legendary baseball players. Pete wasn't the best guy but baseball would not be the same without him. PUT HIM IN THE HALL so the kids remember his name and play the game right.

failcity.bsky.social•42 days ago

Hopefully the voters have the integrity to keep Pedo Pete out of the hall.

fandru.bsky.social•42 days ago

somewhere in hell Pete Rose is looking up.. and cursing

awildschild.bsky.social•42 days ago

Big moment for sex pests

bandon24.bsky.social•42 days ago

Is he going to suspend Rose for the statutory rape? Or is that just for Wander Franco?

kelseaj.bsky.social•41 days ago

Reinstating Pete Rose is one thing (that I don’t agree with) but reinstating all the Black Sox players is another thing altogether.

THEY INTENTIONALLY LOST THE WORLD SERIES. That’s not okay

middleoastbastard.bsky.social•41 days ago

Lol yes, definitely worse than a peadophile being eligible. 🙄

kelseaj.bsky.social•41 days ago

I didn’t know that. Do you have a source? (Genuinely asking, because all i could find was comments about it)

middleoastbastard.bsky.social•41 days ago

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34364479/pete-rose-dismisses-sexual-misconduct-questions-phillies-bash-was-55-years-ago-babe

kelseaj.bsky.social•40 days ago

Thanks!

middleoastbastard.bsky.social•40 days ago

kenburruss.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fuck Pete Rose

theathletic.bsky.social•42 days ago

Follow live reaction to the news that Major League Baseball has reinstated Rose, making him eligible for election to the Hall of Fame ⤵️

theguchlife.bsky.social•42 days ago

This reinstatement is brought to you by FanDuel / DraftKings and ESPNBets.

seabeegator46.bsky.social•42 days ago

And Trump.
Don’t forget Trump.

kelseaj.bsky.social•41 days ago

came here to say this

chrisbaileyguy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Which one do you think will sponsor his plaque?

sammyjoe.bsky.social•42 days ago

Shame to reward cheaters & crooks.

jukesgrrl.bsky.social•42 days ago

Nice of them to use Shoeless Joe to make this look a little less unseemly. But I'm not surprised. No doubt he's seen as a DEI hire.

conscientiousice.bsky.social•42 days ago

I'm done

mammajello.bsky.social•42 days ago

Welcome to America where Corruption, Lies and Unethical behavior is worshiped and rewarded!🙄

assessor1.bsky.social•42 days ago

Uhmn,…Gambling is good!
Statutory rape, not that bad.
Racism,…cool!
What else?
Lying is de rigueur!
Nobel Prizes, all around!
USA, USA, USA!!

MAGA!
Making America Grody(as shit)Again
👊🇺🇸🤮

gimlidad.bsky.social•42 days ago

Will always be a pig.

potatoenthusiast.bsky.social•42 days ago

MLB: Gambling is no big deal.

*Trump clears throat loudly*

MLB: (sighs) Child fucking is also no big deal.

ajohio2024.bsky.social•42 days ago

Just another scum bag going into the hall.

spencelam.com•42 days ago

Frankly I don’t give a shit about Pete Rose. Clearly he was an asshole. But it is sad to see all our institutions cave on morality.

stephanievrubio.com•41 days ago

bradiscranky.bsky.social•42 days ago

he still bet on baseball

mxmllnr.bsky.social•42 days ago

Why? What has changed? I guess since Trump got into office our society has become a lot more forgiving of huge creeps who constantly break rules.

dustcongress.bsky.social•42 days ago

hall of fame or not Pete Rose is still a cocky asshole. shoeless still shaved points, i guess 100 years later thats ok. MAGAfication of america sucks.

nyisblue.nyc•42 days ago

White criminals are okay no matter how criminal, because they’re white.

And now MLB agrees.

thecoolestguy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Cocky asshole or rapist?

dustcongress.bsky.social•42 days ago

both, i forgot about the rape stuff. he's a dick and should be nowhere near the HOF

rubendg.bsky.social•42 days ago

What a joke.

dmbtour05.bsky.social•42 days ago

why? f this guy. another no consequences thing...par for the course...these days.

jmcrowell.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fuck that degenerate gambling pedo.

anorak.bsky.social•42 days ago

Uhhhh … Ichiro was already elected. He goes in this July

arolpin.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fuck Manfred with a saguaro. Pete Rose doesn’t belong in the HOF. His hits record can stay, but no plaque for the PoS.

drjgarber.bsky.social•42 days ago

As someone who learned to love baseball through the Big Red Machine — and was thrilled when Rose broke the hits record — I still say no f***ing way to the HOF. Manfred really is a disgrace *even by commissioner standards*.

jasjennings.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ichiro is the sports all-time hits leader, and he never cheated or raped a minor ~

#MLB

jablake.bsky.social•42 days ago

Betting on baseball was the least shittiest thing Rose did in his career.

snarknado27.bsky.social•42 days ago

*to the best of our knowledge

jasjennings.bsky.social•42 days ago

Is Ichiro living a secret Jimmy Savile-type life? I guess we won’t know until he’s dead~

snarknado27.bsky.social•42 days ago

Anytime I'm saying anything nice about an athlete I always have to qualify it by saying "but of course we don't really know".
It's always "his teammates love him, does great things in the community, seems like a great guy... but"

btrethewy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Trump got his way again

joed55.bsky.social•41 days ago

Yep. Pete was an AHole, but damn could he hit!

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