Pete Rose, who holds the Major League Baseball record for hits and games played, died in September at the age of 83.
Rose, a switch hitter who played multiple positions during his career, was a 17-time All-Star who won three World Series — two with the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970s and one with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. The Reds teams he played for, which also included Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, are considered some of the best to ever play the game.
The hard-charging Rose, nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” broke Ty Cobb’s 57-year-old hits record in 1985. He ended his career with 4,256 hits.
After his playing career, Rose continued as manager of the Reds. In 1989, Rose was banned from baseball for life after an investigation concluded that he had bet on games while he was both a Reds player and manager.
Over the years, Rose applied for reinstatement as well as possible inclusion into the Baseball Hall of Fame. While he was alive, his wish was never granted.
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball removed Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson — another famous player who had been kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game — from the league’s permanently ineligible list. The historic decision by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred allows Rose to be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.
