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.

Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson reinstatement. MLB announced on Tuesday that Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson will be reinstated from the permanently ineligible list. "Obvio

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated deceased players Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from he permanently ineligible list, paving the way for them to be possibly inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.