As news broke that Shoeless Joe Jackson and Pete Rose are now eligible for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, some people are wondering why Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball in the first place.

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death.

Jackson was sent off after catching defender Sven Botman with his elbow, initially receiving a yellow card that was upgraded to red after a VAR review. The three-match ban will see Jackson miss ...