Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned from Baseball Hall of Fame? | Baseball News

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Major League Baseball reinstates two of the sport’s great players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

Pete Rose and “Shoeless Joe” Jackson have been reinstated by Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.

Rose’s permanent ban was lifted on Tuesday, eight months after his death and a day before the Cincinnati Reds honour baseball’s career hits leader with…