All you need to know about controversial MLB legend Pete Rose
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Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose is trending again in the news. The controversial MLB legend has placed the first wager after sports betting has been legalized in Ohio.
He has marked history with his sports bet after a series of controversies following his tryst with betting and gambling. The MLB legend had an illustrious career of all players, with staggering stats which would have guaranteed him a place at the MLB Hall of Fame.
However, a betting scandal involving him placing wagers on his team in 1987 made him an infamous character in the league’s history. Let’s dive deeper into his career as a baseball professional and the reasons for his downfall in MLB.
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Pete Rose and his downfall in MLB
Pete Rose can easily be considered one of the legends of baseball. He is an all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). The Cincinnati Reds veteran has won several accolades, including three World Series, three batting titles, one MVP award, two Golden Gloves, and the Rookie of the Year.
Rose has a staggering 17 All-Star appearances and was called “Charlie Hustle” by the fans for his aggressive style of play. His stats fit perfectly as a candidature for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, his actions as a manager for the Reds would soon come to haunt his glory.
Rose was infamous for his gambling addiction. In the late 80s, there were rumors that he was wagering on several baseball games. The IRS seized several betting slips which contained Rose’s penmanship, identity, and fingerprints. The reports even suggest that he was betting a minimum of $8,000 daily on baseball!
All hell came to lose for Rose when the ‘Dowd Report’ presented thorough evidence of his gambling habits in 1989. The report also consisted of information on 50 bets placed by Rose on the Reds, the team he was managing in 1987. Subsequently, the league issued a lifetime ban on Pete Rose on August 24, 1989.
When considered for induction into the ‘Hall of Fame’, Pete Rose was unanimously voted ineligible by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. However, the Cincinnati Reds did honor their legend by inducting him into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2016.
While Rose’s legacy might be permanently plagued following his pursuits, he never did stop making history. By placing the first legal sports bet in Ohio, he said, “I don’t know a d**n thing about odds. Go Reds! Go Bengals!”
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