India, May 14 -- Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday announced that 17 dead individuals-16 players and one owner-will have their permanent bans lifted. This takes them off the ineligible list, potentially opening the door for their consideration in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Two big names among the 17 were Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson.

Manfred's ruling, prompted by a petition from Rose's family following his death on September 30, 2024, establishes that permanent ineligibility ends upon an individual's passing.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame, through a statement by Chairman Jane Forbes Clark, confirmed that those removed from the ineligible list are now eligible for candidacy, with consideration pos...