Legendary Baseball Player Pete Rose Passes Away at 83
Pete Rose, the legendary baseball player, has reportedly passed away at the age of 83. According to multiple sources on Monday, Rose died at his Las Vegas home, with TMZ being among the first to report the news. The outlet noted that Rose’s family is requesting privacy during this difficult time, as confirmed by his agent, Ryan Fiterman.
The Clark County, Nevada, medical examiner also verified the news to ABC News.
Affectionately known as “Charlie Hustle,” Rose is renowned for holding the Major League Baseball record for the most career hits, totaling 4,256. He is followed by Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits and Hank Aaron with 3,771.
Rose, a Cincinnati native, began his professional career in 1963 with the Cincinnati Reds. He later played for the Philadelphia Phillies and had a brief stint with the Montreal Expos. His gritty, relentless style of play propelled him to stardom, though his legacy became tainted by controversy in his later years. In 1989, he received a lifetime ban from baseball for gambling after an investigation revealed that he had bet on the Reds to win during the 1985-1987 seasons, all while he was both a player and manager of the team.
Despite the controversies, Rose was honored in various ways after his baseball career. The Cincinnati Reds inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2016, coinciding with the unveiling of a bronze sculpture depicting his iconic slide outside Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Although Rose was never inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, his legacy lives on through significant memorabilia housed there, including his helmet from the 1973 MVP season, the bat he used during his 44-game hitting streak in 1978, and the cleats he wore on the day he became the all-time hits leader in 1985.
