Baseball legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83.
TMZ Sports reported on Monday that Rose died earlier in the day at his home in Las Vegas. The news was confirmed by Rose’s agent Ryan Fiterman. Fiterman said that “the family is asking for privacy at this time.”
Rose is one of the greatest players in baseball history and remains the all-time MLB hit king, though his exclusion from the Hall of Fame due to a gambling scandal defined him in later years.
Rose played in MLB from 1963-1986. He won NL Rookie of the Year in 1963 and NL MVP in 1973. He led the NL in batting average three times, on-base percentage twice, doubles five times, runs scored four times, and hits seven times. Rose retired as, and remains, MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256), games (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and plate appearances (15,890).
Rose won two Gold Gloves, three World Series, and he was a World Series MVP.
Though Rose’s legacy as a player was incredible, his time spent as a manager made him an infamous figure.
Rose began managing in 1984 as a player-manager and managed through 1989. The former switch-hitter was banned from MLB because he gambled on games while managing, including games involving his team. Rose initially lied about the matter but finally admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and the Reds.
Rose was declared ineligible to be voted on for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame and went his entire career never receiving that immortal honor. Rose’s ban from baseball and exclusion from the Hall of Fame was a controversial topic over the last 40 years of Rose’s life.
