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Joe Jackson, Major League Baseball and Hall of Fame

Why were Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson originally banned from baseball and not in the Hall of Fame?

Rose died in September 2024 at the age of 83, and attorney Jeffrey Lenkov filed a petition to remove Rose's permanent ban. In a letter to Lenkov, Manfred said the permanently ineligible list no longer applies to deceased former players.

The Post and Courier · 1d

Finally a Hall of Famer? Greenville's hometown baseball hero Shoeless Joe Jackson is now eligible

Major League Baseball has lifted its ban on Greenville native Shoeless Joe Jackson, a move that opens a pathway for the legend to join the Hall of Fame.

Greenville News on MSN · 19h

Shoeless Joe Jackson removed from Major League Baseball permanently ineligible list

The posthumous reinstatement makes the South Carolina hitter and 16 others, including Pete Rose, eligible for MLB Hall of Fame nomination

‘I’m proud of him’: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s family cherishes legacy, not just HOF eligibility

There’s a lot of disbelief,” said great-great nephew Joseph Raymond Jackson. “I didn't think I'd ever live to see this day ...

EssentiallySports on MSN1d

Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson Cleared for MLB Honor as Donald Trump-Rob Manfred Meeting Paves Way

For decades, Pete Rose’s legacy was split in two—on one side, the game’s all-time hits leader with 4,256 knocks. And on the ...

Cardinal News15h

108 years ago today, my grandfather pitched against Shoeless Joe Jackson (and didn’t give up a hit)

I say a small part because like the real-life Archie “Moonlight” Graham, my grandfather had a very, very brief Major League Baseball career. Walter “Lefty” Anderson. Courtesy of Shoeless Joe Jackson ...

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