Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader, Pete Rose, has been reinstated by the MLB commissioner after ruling that lifetime bans do not apply posthumously. He was banned from baseball in 1989 ...

Rose, who still holds the record for most hits in MLB history with 4,256 but isn't in the Hall of Fame amid his banishment, admitted that he was "wrong," while speaking to KTLA Los Angeles on Sept. 7.

The spotlight is on Pete Rose as he connects for hit 4,192 and a new baseball career hit record, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 11, 1985. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

Pete Rose, a 17-time All-Star, had 4,256 hits and holds records for games (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890). Rose was the 1973 National League MVP and played on three World Series-winning teams.

Pete Rose stats To this day, Rose remains MLB's all-time leader in games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), plate appearances (15,890) and hits (4256). He remains one of only two players with 4,000 ...

NEW YORK -- Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died.

Matt Olson extended his streak to 741 games as the Braves overcame the Mets 4-3, moving closer to historic MLB milestones.

—- Major League Baseball statement. Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds in action at the bat against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Aug. 2, 1978. At left is Atlanta catcher Joe Nolan. Credit: AP ___ ...

Pete Rose, baseball ’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

The Brief Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by MLB on Tuesday. Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled that lifetime bans expire after death. Both players are now eligible for Hall of Fame ...

Pete Rose, baseball ’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.