The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Following the news that he is no longer banned from the sport of baseball, many want to know what MLB veteran Pete Rose did to get himself banned.

After decades of controversy and exclusion, Major League Baseball has lifted Pete Rose’s lifetime ban, opening the Hall of Fame doors for one of the game’s most passionate and prolific legends.