SEATTLE — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was a big Pete Rose fan as a kid. When the Phillies won the World Series in 1980, Rose was their first baseman, Bob Boone was the catcher and their kids played together. Aaron Boone and his big brother Bret were around Rose a lot. They looked up to Rose.

Rose agreed to be placed on the permanently ineligible list in 1989, and two years later the Hall of Fame passed a rule stating that those on the permanently ineligible list were not eligible for election into the Hall. As such, Rose has never appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ended the lifetime bans of several deceased former major leaguers on Tuesday. Among those reinstated were two of the best hitters in the history of baseball,