Here is the full text of Rob Manfred's letter to Pete Rose's attorney announcing the all-time hits king is no longer on the ineligible list.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made the bombshell decision Tuesday to remove such players as Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and others from the permanent ineligible list, leading to a pathway for them to get into the Hall of Fame.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred set a long overdue precedent on Tuesday by formally announcing permanent ineligibility expires upon death. While the impetus for the change came from representatives of Pete Rose who hope to see MLB's hit king finally enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame,