Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose, all-time hits leader, dies at 83

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Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose, all-time hits leader, dies at 83​

Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball, which banished him in 1989, issued a brief statement expressing condolences and noting his "greatness, grit and determination on the field of play." Reds principal owner and managing partner Bob Castellini said in a statement that Rose was "one of the fiercest competitors the game has ever seen" and added: "We must never forget what he accomplished." A 17-time All-Star, the switch-hitting Rose played on three World Series winners. He was the National League MVP in 1973 and World Series MVP two years later. He holds the major league record for games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890) and the NL record for the longest hitting streak (44). He was the leadoff man for one of baseball's most formidable lineups with the Reds' championship teams of 1975 and 1976, with teammates that included Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Joe Morgan.

Rose reached 1,000 hits in 1968, 2,000 just five years later and 3,000 just five years after that. He moved into second place, ahead of Hank Aaron, with hit No. 3,772, in 1982. No. 4,000 was off the Phillies' Jerry Koosman in 1984, exactly 21 years to the day after his first hit. He caught up with Cobb on Sept. 8, 1985 and surpassed him three days later, in Cincinnati, with Rose's mother and teenage son, Pete Jr., among those in attendance. Despite owning up to the betting, Rose was never admitted into the Hall in his lifetime, although he did receive 41 votes in 1992 (when 323 votes were needed), around the time the Hall formally ruled that those banned from the game could never be elected. His status remains a matter of debate to this day, with former President Donald Trump calling for Rose's posthumous induction. Rose was a Cincinnati native from a working-class neighborhood whose father, Harry Francis Rose, like the father of Mantle, taught his son to be a switch-hitter. Rose's career is well-represented in Cooperstown. Items at the Baseball Hall of Fame include his helmet from his MVP 1973 season; the bat he used in 1978 when his hitting streak reached 44 games; and the cleats he wore, in 1985, on the day he became the game's hits leader.

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All-time hits leader Pete Rose dies at 83​

A gritty baseball great who compiled a nearly unrivaled list of achievements, only to tarnish his own legacy with sins against the game that drew a nearly unrivaled list of detractors, Pete Rose died on Monday at the age of 83. Rose passed with the distinction of being both Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader and on its permanently ineligible list for betting on Cincinnati Reds games. A Cincinnati native who became a franchise icon for the Reds, Rose is the club's all-time leader in games (2,722), plate appearances (12,344), runs (1,741), hits (3,358), singles (2,490), doubles (601) and walks (1,210). Over his 24-year career that spanned from 1963-86 and saw him also play for the Phillies and Expos, Rose collected 4,256 hits.

Among his individual achievements, Rose was the 1963 National League Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL Most Valuable Player and a winner of three batting titles and two Gold Gloves. He also made 17 All-Star Game appearances and was named a member of MLB’s All-Century team in 1999. Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" for his enthusiasm and hard-nosed style of playing the game, Rose put his competitive spirit on full display in the 1970 All-Star Game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. He scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning by barreling into catcher Ray Fosse for a vicious collision, despite it being an exhibition game.

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Pete Rose, baseball's banned hits leader, has died at 83
A 17-time All-Star, the switch-hitting Rose played on three World Series winners. He was the National League MVP in 1973 and World Series MVP two years later. He holds the major league record for games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890). He was the leadoff man for one of baseball’s most formidable lineups with the Reds’ championship teams of 1975 and 1976, featuring Hall of Famers Perez, Bench and Joe Morgan.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose dies at 83
One of the most recognizable Cincinnati sports figures of all time, Rose's legendary career took a complicated turn after he was permanently banned from baseball amid allegations that he gambled on games while playing and managing for the Reds.

 

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Pete Rose has only himself to blame for tarnished MLB legacy​

Pete Rose never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the Cincinnati Reds team he managed, Rose was offered a lifeline by commissioner Bart Giamatti, who said at the time: "The burden to show a redirected, reconfigured, rehabilitated life is entirely Pete Rose's." Rose would never take on that burden, despite a cadre of influential supporters, an argument in his favor that gained immense amounts of traction throughout the years and a society that mostly wanted to forgive Rose. His habitual inability to get out of his own way stymied his opportunities to return to the game he truly loved. It couldn't ever love him back because Rose wouldn't let it.

Rule 21 is clear: "Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform, shall be declared permanently ineligible." Rose understood this. He accepted the lifetime ban handed down by Giamatti in 1989. And yet for the next 15 years, Rose denied gambling on the game. His hubris poisoned his ability to position himself for reinstatement. In the early 2000s, commissioner Bud Selig offered Rose an opportunity for reinstatement. It came with conditions. He would need to come clean. No more casino appearances, no more gambling. Rose could have had everything he wanted -- everything everyone wanted for him. And he passed it up, a self-inflicted wound in a lifetime of them.

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Baseball legend Pete Rose's cause of death revealed​

The cause of death for baseball legend Pete Rose has been revealed. Rose, MLB’s all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on Cincinnati Reds games while he served as manager, died Monday at 83, the Reds confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The Clark County (Nevada) Coroner’s Office confirmed to The Cincinnati Enquirer part of the USA TODAY Network, that Rose died of hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, forces the heart to work harder to pump blood due to the force of the blood pressing on the artery walls, according to the Mayo Clinic, while atherosclerosis is a heart condition where a buildup of plaque blocks blood flow.

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Pete Rose wasn’t himself day before death: former teammate Tony Perez​

Longtime Pete Rose teammate Tony Perez said MLB’s hit king “wasn’t him at all” the day before he died Monday at the age of 83. Perez, who played alongside Rose with the Reds for 16 seasons, saw his friend Sunday during an autographs show in Tennessee. Perez, a Hall of Famer who played with Rose on the Reds from 1964-76 and then from 1984-86, said he had last seen Rose six months prior to their Sunday appearance. The two appeared alongside fellow “Big Red Machine” teammates from the 1975 and ’76 championship teams for the Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show in Franklin, Tenn.

“He wasn’t a talker, he didn’t say much. He said, ‘Hello,’ and that’s it but we didn’t go the way we used to go on each other and he used to see me and go … and say a lot of stuff and get on me, ‘You getting old, man. You ugly,’ or whatever. Dave Concepcion and (Ken) Griffey Sr. was there and George Foster from the Cincinnati Reds and really we don’t have that great time with him because of the way he looks and the way he reacts that day.”

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There was nothing redeeming in Pete Rose's character
Since Rose passed away this week, at 83, a renewed call to induct him into the Hall of Fame has risen. Cited as a legitimate rationalization is MLB’s current addiction to business-partnered, scandals-guaranteeing gambling. I get that and don’t fully disagree.

'Travesty' Pete Rose isn't isn't in the Hall of Fame, ex-MLB star says
"He is unbelievable how good of a hitter that man was, and yet we let druggies and steroid users and everything else into this beautiful game of baseball, and we won’t let the best that ever was at hitting a baseball into the Hall of Fame. I think it’s a travesty," Clark continued.
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Rose won an MVP, was a three-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, three-time batting champion and a 17-time All-Star over the course of his 24-year playing career. Rose not only leads MLB in all-time hits, but he also has the most games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and singles (3,215) recorded.

 

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Reds to host Pete Rose visitation at GABP on Nov. 10​

Reds fans will have an opportunity to say goodbye to the late Pete Rose during a visitation next month at Great American Ball Park. The Reds will host the 14-hour visitation -- honoring the number he wore for Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Montreal during his 24-year career in the Major Leagues -- on Nov. 10 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET. It is free and open to the public. Guests will enter Great American Ball Park through the main gates on Crosley Terrace and be directed to queue lines leading to the visitation area that overlooks the field from the main concourse. The Rose burial services will be private, according to Fawn Rose. Pete Rose Day will be held at GABP on May 14, the statement also said. Cincinnati hosts the White Sox that day. Details will be forthcoming.

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Reds honor Pete Rose with 14-hour visitation at stadium​

Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. The 14-hour visitation, in honor of Rose's jersey number, was arranged by the Cincinnati Reds with cooperation from Rose's daughters, Fawn and Kara, who exchanged hugs, stories and even some tears with fans. Rose agreed to a permanent ban from Major League Baseball in 1989 following an investigation by MLB that determined he bet on Reds games from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team. Two years later, the Hall of Fame barred players on the permanent ineligible list from the Hall ballot. The Reds plan to honor Rose on "Pete Rose Day" when they play the Chicago White Sox on May 14 with first pitch planned for 7:14 p.m., also in homage to his No. 14.

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Pete Rose's posthumous Baseball Hall of Fame argument​

Rose was 83 years old when he died on Sept. 30. On Sunday, he was laid to rest after a 14-hour public viewing at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. For the final three and a half decades of his life, the matter of Mr. Rose was never closed. He stood as an avatar; like so many celebrities, the public believed he reflected something important inside of them. Rose was akin to being the 536th member of Congress, representing no single district but rather all of them. By the end, he had symbolized every shading of the myths of American exceptionalism, the traits this country has always believed make it different -- and better -- than everyone else.

Along with Reggie Jackson, Rose was one of the very last baseball players to command the national market the way LeBron James and Steph Curry do now -- before baseball made the disastrous decision to market itself as a regional game. Rose lit up Madison Avenue, where stars are truly born, selling everything from cereal to aftershave. Perhaps, most ironically, Rose was the last baseball player to captivate the nation in pursuit of a major record free of the two scandals -- steroids and his own -- that forever tainted baseball's two most important assets: the record book and the Hall of Fame. He was that big.

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