Pete Rose's reinstatement by MLB surely clears a path for other players, like Barry Bonds, to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But what if neither of them is enshrined?

Baseball’s all-time hits king, who died Sept. 30 at age 83, joins Shoeless Joe Jackson in having permanent ineligibility lifted for sports gambling scandals.

Pete Rose, who was banished from Major League Baseball for gambling on the game, has been removed from the league's permanently ineligible list and could be a contender for the Hall of Fame, MLB announced Tuesday.