Legendary baseball player Pete Rose has passed away at the age of 83, as reported by several sources on Monday. It was stated by TMZ that Rose died in his Las Vegas home earlier in the day, although no further details were provided. His agent, Ryan Fiterman, asked for privacy on behalf of the family during this time.
The medical examiner of Clark County, Nevada also confirmed the news of Rose’s passing to ABC News. Known as “Charlie Hustle,” Rose, a 17-time All Star, holds the record for the most career hits in Major League Baseball with 4,256, surpassing Ty Cobb (4,191) and Hank Aaron (3,771).
Originally from Cincinnati, Rose began his professional career in 1963 with the Reds, later playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and briefly for the Montreal Expos. His tenacious and determined style of play made him a superstar, although controversy surrounded him in his later years. In 1989, Rose was banned for life from baseball due to his involvement in gambling, which was discovered after an investigation revealed that he had placed bets on the Reds to win during the seasons of 1985-1987, while he was both playing and managing the team.
After retiring from baseball, Rose received some honorary recognitions. In 2016, he was voted into the Reds’ Hall of Fame, and a bronze sculpture depicting his iconic slide was unveiled outside Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park the following year. Despite not being formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, artifacts from Rose’s career are preserved there, such as his helmet from his MVP season in 1973, the bat he used during his 44-game hitting streak in 1978, and the cleats he wore in 1985 when he became the all-time hits leader in the game.
This story is still developing, with contributions from The Associated Press.
