Rose died in September 2024 at the age of 83, and attorney Jeffrey Lenkov filed a petition to remove Rose's permanent ban. In a letter to Lenkov, Manfred said the permanently ineligible list no longer applies to deceased former players.

The posthumous reinstatement makes the South Carolina hitter and 16 others, including Pete Rose, eligible for MLB Hall of Fame nomination

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A signed 1911 photograph of legendary baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson has sold at auction for a staggering $1.47 million. The auction, Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important ...

Jackson took the bribe money to throw the series, but hit .375 in the 1919 series with three doubles and a home run in eight games. Eliot Asinof wrote a book on the subject titled “Eight Men Out.” It was turned into a movie of the same name in 1988.

Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players. The move clears the way for a Hall of Fame vote but doesn't guarantee admission.

In a stunning reversal of decades-long policy, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced today a sweeping decision to remove deceased players, including the legendary Shoeless Joe Jackson,