Getty Pete Rose's Hall of Fame chances get positive sign after 30-year ban removal by MLB. In a decision that has already sent shockwaves across the baseball landscape, Major League Baseball has officially removed its lifetime ban on legendary Cincinnati Reds slugger Pete Rose —posthumously. After more than three decades of exclusion from the sport’s highest honor, the all-time hits leader is now eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The announcement came directly from