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.

Pete Rose was reinstated by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making him eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rose’s career was marked by gambling scandals and his permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death. The decision was met with pushback on social media, including from The Atlantic’s Norman Ornstein.

It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series. It’s been more than 35 years since Pete Rose suffered the same fate after betting on the sport as a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1980s.

To some, it’s a long-overdue gesture of closure that Pete Rose deserves. The post Son of MLB Commissioner Who Handed Lifetime Ban to Pete Rose Breaks Silence on Rob Manfred Reversing Decision appeared first on EssentiallySports.

"On behalf of the Reds and our generations of loyal fans, we are thankful for the decision of Commissioner Manfred and Major League Baseball regarding the removal of Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list.

Manfred officially removed Rose and Jackson, and all other deceased players, from MLB’s permanently ineligible list on Tuesday. Manfred ruled that the league’s punishment of banned individuals now officially ends after their deaths.