When longtime first baseman, third baseman and outfielder Pete Rose died on Sept. 30 at the age of 83, baseball fans immediately began discussing whether Rose would eventually make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rose has been banned from baseball since 1989, per the terms of an agreement he cut with commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti amid allegations that Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds while managing them. Per Hall of Fame rules, players on MLB's permanently ineligible list cannot be inducted.
