Shoeless Joe Jackson’s story is one of unmatched talent, hardship and controversary. But above all, it is a reminder that justice sometimes demands a second chance, which is exactly what Joseph ...

Jackson’s legacy was hit with scandal when he and other teammates were accused of conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series. Though acquitted in court, baseball banned him for life.

Why Shoeless Joe is now eligible for Hall of Fame induction In May, Manfred ruled that permanent bans expire upon an individual’s death; Jackson died in 1951. To be inducted into the Hall of ...

Reactions are pouring in as “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is now being reinstated by Major League Baseball. This comes more than 70 years after his death.

“Shoeless” Joe Jackson was a tragic real-life figure from over a century ago whose legend grew in time thanks to the fictional ghost of Shoeless Joe played by actor Ray Liotta in the classic ...

For Jackson, who died in 1951, the ban became an eternal sentence, until Tuesday. Jackson was considered for decades by voters, but Pete Rose's name has never appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot.

The Brief Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by MLB on Tuesday. Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled that lifetime bans expire after death. Both players are now eligible for Hall of Fame ...

Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson — longtime pariahs in Major League Baseball due to their involvement in gambling on the sport — have been removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list.

After previously being on the ineligible list, Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are now eligible to be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. The two immensely talented players were both ...

Major League Baseball on Tuesday removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, two of the sport’s most famous players who were previously kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game ...