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Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson were two of 17 players who had their lifetime bans ended by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday.
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On3 on MSNRob Manfred, MLB release statement on decision to remove Pete Rose, Joe Jackson from permanently ineligible listAfter announcing that Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, among others, have been removed from the MLB’s banned list, Major League Baseball also clarified a key ruling. It outlines specific handling for players following their deaths.
MLB’s decision to make Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame is a betrayal of Bart Giamatti, the commissioner who banned him 35 years ago, son says.
Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 14 others were posthumously removed from MLB's ineligible list, making Hall of Fame induction possible for all of them.
A big change from Major League Baseball, as dead players no longer need to be on the permanently ineligible list. Read more at MLBTR.