Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, a source close to Rose’s family confirmed to Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci on Monday.
Rose was a 17-time All-Star and set multiple Major League Baseball records during a 24-year career that began in 1963. After retiring, he became the MLB all-time leader in hits (4,256), singles (3,215), and games played (3,562). ), number of at-bats (14,053), number of at-bats (15,890). Rose won three batting titles, two Gold Glove Awards, and was named National League MVP in 1973. Rose won World Series titles with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, and again in 1980 with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rose served as the Reds’ player-manager from the 1984 to 1986 seasons before becoming full-time manager. He led the team until August 1989, after which his career took a dramatic turn.
On August 24, 1989, after a lengthy investigation, Rose voluntarily accepted a lifetime ban from baseball due to accusations that he gambled on games while playing and managing the Reds. He was also said to have bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame passed a resolution barring everyone on the Permanent Ineligible List from being inducted, and Rose was barred from election.
After years of denial, Rose admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball games, saying he was betting with bookmakers on Reds games as many as five times a week when he was leading the team in 1987. insisted. Rose claimed he never bet against the team.
Rose’s lifetime suspension remains controversial in baseball circles, with Rose appealing his position and unsuccessfully applying for reinstatement multiple times over the years.
