Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart.

Pete Rose was a larger-than-life baseball star during his playing career. But he belonged to Cincinnati. It's where Rose was born, where he played for most of his 24 seasons and also managed. On Wednesday,

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"There is no doubt: Pete Rose gets in," Jackson said. "There’s already steroid users in the Hall of Fame. They should be put in the Hall of Fame, and just like Pete, when Pete goes in the Hall of Fame, his ban is over and if you want to tell his story, and you have a true story, then tell it and put them in the Hall of Fame."

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The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the White Sox.

In a party for the Pete Hegseths, Tate bros and all the bad boys of the world, 'Charlie Hustle' wouldn't let death keep him away.

Pete Rose, along with the banished members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, have been reinstated by Major League Baseball, opening up a pathway to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson.