After decades of controversy and exclusion, Major League Baseball has lifted Pete Rose’s lifetime ban, opening the Hall of Fame doors for one of the game’s most passionate and prolific legends.

MLB's all-time Hit King removed from ineligible list in a stunning turn in one of sport’s longest-running dramas.

The decision, announced by commissioner Rob Manfred Tuesday, makes the sport’s all-time hit king eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.

For Aaron Boone, it was personal. He grew up around Pete Rose; he wasn’t just baseball’s Hit King, he was his father’s teammate and friend. So the news of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s controversial decision to lift Pete Rose’s lifetime ban this week wasn’t just a big moment for baseball—it was personal for Yankees manager Aaron Boone.

People make mistakes, sometimes grave mistakes. Certainly, Pete made more than his share. Baseball fans across America are likely still divided on this guy.