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Jeff ObermeyerBrian... it wasn't a "lifetime ban". Jackson was placed on the ineligible list. Inclusion on this list is permanent unless the player is removed.
The chances of a current or future commish taking Jackson off of the ineligible list is slim. Commissioners will generally not overturn the decision of a previous commish, and I doubt that any truly new evidence will come up.
As for Mantle and Mays, Elliot took care of that. They were both "greeters" for casinos AFTER their playing days. As the story goes, neither was aware of the situation which they were putting themselves in with respect to baseball, and as soon as they were deemed "ineligible" both players cut their ties with the casinos.
Jeff