Shoeless Joe Jackson, MLB and Pete Rose
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They died 74 years apart. Yet they are linked together in baseball lore. Joseph Walker Jackson was born in Pickens, South Carolina in 1887. Peter Edward Rose was born in Cincinnati,
Shoeless” Joe Jackson, long the subject of movies and books as part of the Black Sox World Series scandal, is one of highest-profile players now eligible.
It was a historic and shocking announcement made by Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, and a few other deceased players from the
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Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.
Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.