Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball almost 100 years ago for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. There was a slight bit of hope that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred may end this ban and reinstate him (new commissioners are often asked to revisit cases such as these). However, earlier this week Manfred declined to do so and said that it “would not be appropriate for me to reopen this matter.” What many people may not know about Jackson is that he played for the Indians before his notorious stint with the White Sox in Chicago.
Say It Ain’t So: Shoeless Joe Will Not Be Reinstated
