Major League Baseball lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson
Major League Baseball has quietly rewritten a chapter of its history. Commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and 15 others from the sport’s permanent ineligibility list, opening a path—though not a guarantee—to Hall of Fame consideration. The decision follows Rose’s death last year and a petition from his family. Manfred reasoned that a lifetime ban ends with life itself. While Rose’s legacy remains complex, the move marks a rare posthumous shift in baseball’s approach to redemption. Russell Lewis with NPR has the full story.
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