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‘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 ...
Batting Around: Do Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson belong in the Hall of Fame?
Do Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson belong in the Hall of Fame? Dayn Perry: No. On one level, permanent ineligibility ...
Who was 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson? Stats and career of MLB legend
Former MLB legends "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose shockingly were reinstated by league commissioner Rob Manfred on ...
Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and others reinstated by MLB, now eligible for Hall of Fame
Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by ...
Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 ...
Cleveland Hall of Famer 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson removed from baseball ineligible list
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson, an inaugural member of Cleveland's Hall of Fame in 1951 is now eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame ...
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A century of exile concludes: Shoeless Joe Jackson finally has a chance for immortality
In a stunning reversal of decades-long policy, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced today a sweeping ...