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 ...

Greenville, South Carolina mourned the death of a native son, former Major League Baseball star "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.

Major League Baseball decided Tuesday to reinstate both Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them both eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose and Joe Jackson have been removed from Major League Baseball's ineligible list in a stunning and precedent-shifting ...

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was among eight Chicago White ... Sporting News/Sporting News via Getty Images Jackson had a career batting average of .356, the fourth highest in MLB history.

Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson are now eligible for Hall of Fame Consideration.

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) Jackson was a ...

(AP Photo) In this Jan. 22, 2015, photo, Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, holds autographed photos of Cleveland ballplayers Joe Jackson, left, Christy ...