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.

A total of 17 players are no longer banned from baseball as a result of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's decision

"It would have been amazing to be able to share that with the manager that gave me my first opportunity," Larkin said.

Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.

Per ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players have been removed from the league's permanently ineligible list. Rose and Jackson were among those banned for gambling on baseball.