Since the game's early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart.

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.

With the lifting of these bans, all these players, including Rose, will now be permitted to be considered for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with their earliest eligibility beginning in 2028.