The reasons Shoeless Joe ought to be in the conversation for the Hall of Fame are simple. First, enough time has gone by that Jackson has served his penalty and then some.

Putting him and Shoeless Joe in the Hall of Fame would make this even more of a farce. Our Latest MLB Stories Cubs vs. Twins picks from 10,000 simulations ...

Major League Baseball has reinstated Greenville native "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and all-time hits leader Pete Rose, making them eligible for the Hall of Fame.On Tuesday, MLB commissioner Robert D ...

Such is the case of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Jackson — who passed away in 1951 — played from 1908 to 1920. That’s 105 years since Jackson last laced up his spikes as a major-leaguer.

MLB A century later, the Hall of Fame door opens, slightly, for ‘Shoeless’ Joe. Joe Jackson, banned because of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and Pete Rose are the highest-profile former stars ...

Photos of Shoeless Joe with his trophies, left, and wife on their wedding day are displayed in his former living room. Shoeless Joe died in 1951 and was removed from the Major League Baseball Hall ...

So Joe Jackson had been voted on for the Hall a couple of times back in the '30s, but — in 1936, 1937. But the ineligible list has been going on since 1991. And ever since then, Rose has not ...

Pete Rose, placed on the league's permanently ineligible list in August 1989 over gambling on baseball, was reinstated by commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday — and was joined by "Shoeless" Joe ...

Joe Jackson was on his way back from the golf course in Simpsonville, S.C., when he heard the news. “I was driving home and my phone started vibrating a lot,” he said. “The first stop sign I ...