Here is the full text of Rob Manfred's letter to Pete Rose's attorney announcing the all-time hits king is no longer on the ineligible list.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred set a long overdue precedent on Tuesday by formally announcing permanent ineligibility expires upon death.

After announcing that Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, among others, have been removed from the MLB’s banned list, Major League Baseball also clarified a key ruling. It outlines specific handling for players following their deaths.

In what can only be described as a shocking decision, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has reinstated Pete Rose and several other deceased players from Major League

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It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series. It’s been more than 35 years since Pete Rose suffered the same fate after betting on the sport as a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1980s.

Pete Rose and “Shoeless Joe” Jackson have been reinstated by Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.

For Major League Baseball, Tuesday's news cycle produced a monumental piece of legislation. Announced by the Office of the Commissioner Rob Manfred, Rose's lifetime ban from baseball was lifted on May 13,

Pete Rose was banned from Major League Baseball after he bet on games while he was a manager and player for the Cincinnati Reds. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated Rose back into the league. Rose died last year and could be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2028.

The Reds are honoring Rose with a Pete Rose Night on May 14.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Bob Castellini, principal owner and managing partner of the Cincinnati Reds,

Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 14 others were posthumously removed from MLB's ineligible list, making Hall of Fame induction possible for all of them.