MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred sent shockwaves through the baseball community when he removed Shoeless Joe Jackson, Pete Rose, and other deceased players from MLB’s permanently ineligible list. For Jackson’s family,

Pete Rose has officially been taken off MLB’s permanently ineligible list.

His inevitable plaque would be simple – and straight: Rose’s astounding number of hits – more than Ty Cobb, who was the only other player ever to have reached the 4,000-mark – would be recorded.