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.

Commissioner Rob Manfred's decision ends the ban that Rose accepted from then-Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti in August 1989, following an MLB investigation that determined the all-time hits leader bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds.

Two of the biggest pariahs in MLB history have been reinstated and are now eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame following a decision from commissioner Rob Manfred.