Greenville’s own ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, a player many consider one of the greatest of all time, is now one swing away from a permanent place in history. Major League Baseball reinstated Jackson, making him Hall of Fame eligible.

Major League Baseball on Tuesday removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, two of the sport’s most famous players who were previously kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game, from the league’s permanently ineligible list.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ended the lifetime bans of several deceased former major leaguers on Tuesday. Among those reinstated were two of the best hitters in the history of baseball,