May 14, 2025
Dear Peter:
SABR is bringing together a group of experts for a special webinar at 7:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, to discuss Commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent decision to remove Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox, and others from baseball’s permanently ineligible list. The discussion will also focus on sports gambling and the players’ newfound eligibility for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Our panelists will include:
- Don Van Natta Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, ESPN
- Keith O’Brien, author of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
- Jay Jaffe, FanGraphs senior writer and author of The Cooperstown Casebook: Who’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques
- Moderator: Jacob Pomrenke, SABR Black Sox Scandal Research Committee
Attendance is limited to members of SABR. Click here to pre-register for this Zoom event.
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