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Former MLB legends "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose shockingly were reinstated by league commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday. Jackson and Rose were two of 17 deceased individuals reinstated by MLB, as Manfred noted MLB's punishment of banned players ends upon their death.
Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of baseball’s first stars before his ban after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. Read about his stats, reinstatement, death, and more.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's recent ruling makes 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and seven other former Chicago White Sox players eligible for the Hall of Fame.