In a historic announcement by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has made all banned players eligible to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown once they die. This means baseball’s all-time hit leader Pete Rose of Cincinnati, Ohio and well known hitter Joe Jackson of Pickens County, South Carolina can now enter the Hall of Fame if the selection committee decides they are worthy. Jackson died in 1951 and Rose died in 2024.
Just because Rose and Jackson are eligible, does not mean it is a slam dunk they will have their names in the Hall of Fame. I can see that there could be a lot of voters who do not put Rose and Jackson on their ballot.
