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Pete Rose will be welcomed back by a former team next month for the first time since he was banned from baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies announced that Rose would be welcomed back for the team’s alumni weekend on Aug. 5-7. The festivities …
Rumors have existed for years that Pete Rose played with a corked bat during his legendary MLB career, and that talk has resurfaced because of an interesting claim made by a former Montreal Expos groundskeeper. Joe Jammer was a groundskeeper for the …
Pete Rose is using the punishment — or lack thereof — that was handed down in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal to argue that he deserves to be reinstated by Major League Baseball, but commissioner Rob Manfred does not sound like …
Pete Rose’s bid for reinstatement has a high-profile supporter: President Donald Trump. Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon urging Major League Baseball to allow Rose to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, stating that the longtime Cincinnati Red …
Pete Rose is once again asking Major League Baseball to lift his lifetime ban, and he believes the punishment the league handed down in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal is further proof that he deserves to be allowed back in the game. …
Pete Rose is one of a growing chorus who believes that Major League Baseball is doing something with the baseballs to make home runs more frequent. Rose cited a few examples to back his belief that the baseballs are “juiced” in some way, …
A planned ceremony to induct Pete Rose into the Phillies Wall of Fame is off amid allegations that the former player committed statutory rape in the 1970s. Documents made public as part of a libel lawsuit contained testimony from an alleged victim of …
In case there was any doubt over whether Pete Rose is bitter about not being eligible for the Hall of Fame, the Hit King made his feelings pretty clear during the FOX broadcast after Game 3 of the NLCS Tuesday night. When asked by colleague Frank …
Major League Baseball announced last season that Pete Rose’s latest appeal for reinstatement has been denied, so Rose has decided to try a different angle. He’s pleading with the National Baseball Hall of Fame directly. Tim Brown of Yahoo …
At 42 years old, Ichiro Suzuki is closing in on 3,000 hits since he came over from Japan to play in the major leagues. If you combine the hits he’s compiled in Japan and MLB, Ichiro is just one shy of tying Pete Rose’s of 4,256 hits. …
Pete Rose and Donald Trump are exchanging endorsements, confirming pretty much every you already knew about this year’s presidential election. While campaigning in Ohio Sunday ahead of Tuesday’s primary in the state, Trump seemingly …
Vin Scully says Pete Rose doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame. The longtime Dodgers broadcaster was interviewed by AARP Magazine, and the Associated Press obtained a transcript in which Scully was asked if he’d vote Pete Rose into the Hall …
Pete Rose has no problem playing up his reputation. Rose starred in an ad set to air in the Las Vegas television market during the Super Bowl. The ad, naturally, is for a sports betting app. Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman also features in the …
Over 25 years after his ban from MLB, Pete Rose’s reinstatement remains a touchy topic among sports fans. In this video I explain why Rose does not deserve reinstatement nor your sympathy. The saying goes that time heals all wounds, and …
Pete Rose held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to not reinstate him. As expected, he was asked about his gambling habits and offered no apologies. Rose, who was fittingly speaking from Las Vegas …
If there is a more tone deaf former athlete than Pete Rose, you’d have to let me know who it is. MLB on Monday announced that Rose’s appeal to be reinstated by the league was denied. Rose, 74, was appealing a ban that was issued against …
