Pete Rose's reinstatement by MLB surely clears a path for other players, like Barry Bonds, to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But what if neither of them is enshrined?

HISTORIC REINSTATEMENT – Pete Rose will be eligible for the Hall of Fame. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Rose's ban has been lifted. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players were also removed from the league's permanently ineligible list. Continue reading …

Manfred arrived at this decision following a posthumous appeal on behalf of Pete Rose, who had been on that list since 1989, as well as public pressure and a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump.