Reds great Pete Rose was banned from MLB for gambling on baseball. So why isn't he eligible for the Hall of Fame after his death?

The death of Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, does not mean his banishment from Major League Baseball in 1989 over gambling accusations is automatically lifted or that he is now eligible for the Hall of Fame.

A baseball savant, a gambling addict, a corrupted individual — Rose contained multitudes. But no one loved the game — or damaged it — as much as Charlie Hustle.