"Pete Rose Night" was a previously planned promotion by the Reds, but it's unclear how much of the festivities were going to be held prior to Tuesday's announcement. The Reds wore No. 14 warm-up shirts before Wednesday's game, and they also played a three-minute tribute video honoring Rose.

MLB veteran who was twice named an All-Star had nothing good to say about commissioner Rob Manfred's Pete Rose decision.

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

Pete Rose’s Reds teammate Tony Perez told The Post he’s thrilled Rose was removed from the restricted list by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and hopes Rose makes it into the Hall of Fame. “Pete was always trying to win and doing what he’d have to do to win — that’s a Hall of Famer,” Perez said.

Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

To deny [Pete] Rose election now is not to protect integrity; it's to erase history,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'His whole story, including his fall, deserves to be told.'