NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were ...

This decision was made by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on May 13, referring to the change as a "policy decision" and marking an end to Jackson's 104-year ban. Jackson is joined by 16 other former ...

NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to re-instate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson from baseball’s permanent ineligible list was not nearly the bombshell surprise as lot of the ...

In a historic, sweeping decision, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday removed Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players from Major League Baseball's permanently ...

Manfred reinstated 17 other banned players as well, including members of the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox who threw the World Series, including the team’s star “Shoeless” Joe Jackson.

That all changed Tuesday when MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lifted the bans of deceased players, suddenly making Jackson eligible via a future Hall of Fame Board-appointed, 16-member committee.

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to re-instate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson from baseball’s permanent ineligible list was not nearly the bombshell surprise as lot of the media treated it.

As for “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, his ban dates back to the fallout from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. He’s been off-limits for over 100 years, thanks to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

That all changed Tuesday when MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lifted the bans of deceased players, suddenly making Jackson eligible via a future Hall of Fame Board-appointed, 16-member committee.