MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's recent ruling makes 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and seven other previously banned Chicago White Sox players eligible for Hall of Fame consideration.

Former MLB legends "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose shockingly were reinstated by league commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday. Jackson and Rose were two of 17 deceased individuals reinstated by MLB, as Manfred noted MLB's punishment of banned players ends upon their death.

Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.

Per ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr., MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players have been removed from the league's permanently ineligible list. Rose and Jackson were among those banned for gambling on baseball.

Both will now be eligible for the Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.

Major League Baseball has lifted its ban on Greenville native Shoeless Joe Jackson, a move that opens a pathway for the legend to join the Hall of Fame.