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.

Shoeless Joe Jackson is famous for playing barefoot, has valuable cards from 1910s. He was part of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, making his cards unique in baseball history. His baseball cards are rare and valuable,

The posthumous reinstatement makes the South Carolina hitter and 16 others, including Pete Rose, eligible for MLB Hall of Fame nomination