For what it’s worth, Pete Rose is getting a hall of fame induction… in the Cincinnati Reds’ team hall.
Bypassing its usual voting process, Reds announced that it will induct Rose into its Hall of Fame this summer.
During the press conference, Reds’ chief executive Bob Castellini said Tuesday that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred approved the plans to honor Rose. The June 24-26 events will retire Rose’s No. 14 and feature a 40-year reunion of the 1976 world champion Reds.
The Reds Hall of Fame had the same rule that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has had since 1991, which barred any players on baseball’s permanently ineligible list from induction, but the board of directors voted unanimously to change the bylaws and elect Rose.