After announcing that Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, among others, have been removed from the MLB’s banned list, Major League Baseball also clarified a key ruling. It outlines specific handling for players following their deaths.

A big change from Major League Baseball, as dead players no longer need to be on the permanently ineligible list. Read more at MLBTR.

The posthumous reinstatement makes the South Carolina hitter and 16 others, including Pete Rose, eligible for MLB Hall of Fame nomination

The move means Rose and Jackson could now be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose and Jackson were both involved in sports betting controversies. Rose was found to have violated MLB’s Rule 21, which bars players from betting on the game and was placed on the ineligible list in 1989.