A hundred years from now, it will be easy for anyone with an interest to understand the greatest of — for example — LeBron James, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Aaron Judge. Just go watch the tape.

Shoeless” Joe Jackson was a tragic real-life figure from over a century ago whose legend grew in time thanks to the fictional ghost of Shoeless Joe played by actor Ray Liotta in the classic baseball ...

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished.