MLB veteran who was twice named an All-Star had nothing good to say about commissioner Rob Manfred's Pete Rose decision.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A huge crowd honored Pete Rose, the "Hit King," at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. Excitement is high following the announcement that Rose is no longer banned from Major League Baseball and is now eligible for enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The move means Rose and Jackson could now be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose and Jackson were both involved in sports betting controversies. Rose was found to have violated MLB’s Rule 21, which bars players from betting on the game and was placed on the ineligible list in 1989.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred recently made headlines by lifting the lifetime bans on 16 formerly banned players, including

Baseball history entered a new chapter this week. Baseball’s late controversial all-time hit king Pete Rose has been taken off the permanently ineligible list. We speak with longtime ESPN announcer and anchor Karl Ravech about what it means for Cooperstown.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pete Rose was removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list on Tuesday. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote that upon a player’s death, they are no longer ineligible as they can no longer "represent a threat to the integrity of the game,