Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and MLB
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Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson are among deceased baseball players who have been removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list, it was announced Tuesday. Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled that MLB’s punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths.
Major League Baseball decided Tuesday to reinstate both Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them both eligible for the Hall of Fame.