May 13 (UPI) -- Pete Rose , who was banished from Major League Baseball for gambling on the game, has been removed from the league's permanently ineligible list and could be a contender for the Hall of Fame, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday. Manfred's decision, in response to a petition from the Rose family, will also reinstate 16 other deceased players. "In my view, once an individual has passed away, the purposes of Rule 21 have been served. Obviously, a person no longer with us