NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death.

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.

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.

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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,

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.

A big change from Major League Baseball, as dead players no longer need to be on the permanently ineligible list. Read more at MLBTR.