Greenville, SC (FOX Carolina) — Greenville’s own ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, a player many consider one of the greatest of all time, is now one swing away from a permanent place in history ...

The White Sox won the game, 5-1. Additionally, the reinstatement of Jackson, Rose, and the others, means they are now eligible for induction into MLB's Hall of Fame, if they receive enough votes.

Although the reinstatement of players is a much longer list than just Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, there have been some mixed emotions on the subject.

Shoeless Joe Jackson, seen here in 1919, was a .356 career hitter who was among the eight Chicago Black Sox banned for throwing the 1919 World Series. APA/Getty Images Archives ...

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, now eligible for the Hall of Fame by: Jeremy Tanner Posted: May 13, 2025 / 04:57 PM EDT Updated: May 14, 2025 / 01:16 PM EDT ...

Manfred ruled that permanent ineligibility ends with a person’s death. That affects Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and 15 others, most of them players from the infamous 1919 Chicago Black Sox.

For “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who died in 1951, the reinstatement addresses a ban that has been debated for over a century. Unfortunately, Jackson was one of eight members of the 1919 Chicago ...

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 ...

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.

NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were ...

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.