LEXINGTON, Ky. � Better late than never, you could say.
Tuesday brought unexpected news that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless� Joe Jackson and other deceased players from the league’s permanently ineligible list. The commissioner ruled that punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths.
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