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."

The Reds paid tribute to Pete Rose, a day after baseball’s career hits leader was removed from MLB's permanent ineligibility list.

The Cincinnati Reds hosted Pete Rose Night on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Rose finished his career with 4,256 hits, three World Series Championships, 17 All-Star appearances and one MVP. He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016. There's a statue of Rose outside of Great American Ballpark.

Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."

Fans attend Pete Rose Day at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. In today's edition: Cavs eliminated, Rose reinstated, Belichick saga, Mets broadcasts are movies, the rise of Italian tennis,

Reds icon Pete Rose and White Sox pariah 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson are finally eligible to make the Baseball Hall of Fame after they were posthumously reinstated.

"Absolutely pathetic they waited for Pete Rose to pass away before giving him his day in the sun," Gary Sheffield Jr. tweeted. "Reprehensible."