Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s controversial all-time hits leader has died, according to a TMZ report.
He was 83 years old.
Rose won an MVP award and earned 17 All-Star selections during his 24-year MLB career from 1963-1986. He played 19 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, five with the Philadelphia Phillies and one with the Montreal Expos.
In 1989, Rose was banned from baseball after accusations that he gambled on baseball games during the time he managed and played for the Reds. Then-MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti handed down the penalty.
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Originally Published: September 30, 2024 at 7:31 p.m.