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Pete Rose
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- 1Leagues embrace sports betting decades after banning Pete Rose●Pete Rose banned from # MLB in 1989. Yet in 2020 @MLB starts relationship w/ @DraftKings & @NFL makes them Official Spor
Commentators are highlighting the contrast between Major League Baseball's 1989 lifetime ban of Pete Rose for gambling and the leagues' modern embrace of betting companies. MLB partnered with DraftKings in 2020, while the NFL named DraftKings, Caesars and Fanatics official sports betting partners, and the NHL works with BetMGM, bet365 and FanDuel. Critics argue fans are the losers as gambling becomes embedded in professional sports.
- 2Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson reinstated, Hall of Fame eligible●Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were posthumously reinstated in 2025 -- making them eligible for the # Baseball Hall
Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson have been posthumously reinstated by Major League Baseball in 2025, lifting the lifetime bans that had kept both out of the Baseball Hall of Fame and making them eligible for induction. Baseball fans are debating the move, with some noting it comes as sports betting advertising and prediction markets expand across the sport.