Pete Rose was one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball. The Hit King spent the better-part of his 24-year career in his hometown, playing 19 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds. While an argument can be made for Rose’s reinstatement following a ban from baseball in 1989, the latest cheating scandal does not help his case.
Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 following accusations that he gambled on baseball games. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame voted to ban those on the “permanently ineligible” list from induction in Cooperstown.