More than 70 years after his death, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is finally eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Commissioner Rob Manfred removed him from baseball’s ineligible list Tuesday, making it likely his name will appear on the ballot of the Classic Baseball Era Committee’s next vote, scheduled for Dece...

The decision, announced by commissioner Rob Manfred Tuesday, makes the sport’s all-time hit king eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.