The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose on Wednesday night, a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues’ permanent ineligibility list.

Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased baseball players have been removed from MLB's permanent list of banned players, according to a memo from the league's commissioner. The decision allows Rose,

Nobody ever played more games, collected more hits or generated more passionate opinions than Pete Rose. The history of baseball can’t be told without him, and his memorabilia and records are displayed throughout the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown,