Pete Rose’s Reinstatement Has Curious Impact on Former Detroit Tigers Trio
Pete Rose’s removal from the permanently ineligible list was the headline after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision.
But he wasn’t the only one impacted.
Manfred’s decision — that a player’s inclusion on the permanently ineligible list would be removed upon their death — impacted 17 former players.
Many of those players were part of the 1919 Chicago “Black Sox” scandal, a group of White Sox that were banned from the game for helping to throw the World Series. Among the players banned were “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, a player that many believed would have been a Hall of Famer had he played his entire career.
Three of the players that were removed from the list were former Detroit Tigers.
Which Former Detroit Tigers Were Reinstated?
All three were part of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, but each started their career with the Tigers.
