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Pete Rose, Joe Jackson and Major League Baseball

Why were Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson originally banned from baseball and not in the Hall of Fame?

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.

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Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson reinstated: Why MLB lifted longtime ban for controversial figures

Commissioner Rob Manfred's decision ends the ban that Rose accepted from then-Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti in August 1989, following an MLB investigation that determined the all-time hits leader bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds.

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Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson posthumously reinstated by Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ended the lifetime bans of several deceased former major leaguers on Tuesday. Among those reinstated were two of the best hitters in the history of baseball,

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Who was 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson? Stats and career of MLB legend

Former MLB legends "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose shockingly were reinstated by league commissioner Rob Manfred on ...

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MLB lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and others

Major League Baseball has lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players, clearing the way for their eligibility for the Hall of Fame.

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