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Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
Manfred changed the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying any bans would expire at death — a shift that impacts 17 former players, coaches and owners.

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Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB
Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson reinstated from MLB's permanently ineligible list: Next stop, Hall of Fame?
Column: Pete Rose will likely end up in the Hall of Fame now. What about ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson?
MLB announced Tuesday that Rose and 16 others would be removed from its permanently ineligible list, saying the lifetime ban had served its purpose and was no longer deemed necessary.

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A full list of the players, coaches and owners permanently banned by Major League Baseball
Hall of Fame door opens for Pete Rose after removal from MLB's ineligible list
Rose and Jackson Get Posthumous Reprieve, but Gambling on Baseball Is Still MLB's Biggest Sin
Manfred changed the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying any bans would expire at death — a shift that impacts 17 former players, coaches and owners.

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The Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB
MLB reinstates Pete Rose, making him Hall of Fame eligible
Who was 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson? Stats and career of MLB legend
Jackson played 12 MLB seasons, primarily in the outfield. He was one of the best contact hitters ever, with a career line of .356/.423/.517. His best seasons came with Cleveland from 1910-15, and he also played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908-09) and the White Sox (1915-20).
A century later, the Hall of Fame door opens, slightly, for ‘Shoeless’ Joe
Shoeless” Joe Jackson, long the subject of movies and books as part of the Black Sox World Series scandal, is one of highest-profile players now eligible.
Why were Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson originally banned from baseball and not in the Hall of Fame?
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 14 other dead players from the league's permanently ineligible list. The decision comes 36 years after Rose was initially banned and 104 years after Jackson was banned.
Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson reinstated to MLB, eligible for Hall of Fame
Pete Rose, who was banished from Major League Baseball for gambling on the game, has been removed from the league's permanently ineligible list and could be a contender for the Hall of Fame, MLB announced Tuesday.
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