Summary
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list, allowing him and other deceased players, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, to be considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Manfred stated that permanent ineligibility should end with the individual’s passing, emphasizing that a deceased player poses no threat to the game’s integrity. Rose, banned for betting on baseball in 1989, remains the all-time hit leader with 4,256 hits and had expressed hope for Hall of Fame induction posthumously.
