PETE ROSE DEAD AT 83

TMZ ^ | 9/30/24 | TMZ

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MLB legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, TMZ Sports has learned.

Rose, Major League Baseball's hit king, passed away earlier today at his home in Las Vegas.

Pete's agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman Sports, confirmed the news, saying, "the family is asking for privacy at this time."

Pete was one of the greatest baseball players to ever grace a diamond, earning 17 All-Star Game nods, winning three World Series and the 1973 N.L. MVP.

[TBP]

Dear Commissioner Manfred,

I am no longer hanging around with gamblers.

Pete Rose

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The now-late MLB Legend Pete Rose considered himself a “Trump guy” and revealed that Trump always showed up for him

“He’s doing good for the country... I used to know him when I played for the Phillies in Atlantic City. He was there every night. He was a great guy.”

Not only should Rose be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame, he is now officially inducted into the MAGA Hall of Fame in my books. Rest in peace to him, and condolences to his family

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[cowboyusa]

He played hard in every game, because every game was like the World Series to him.

[no-to-illegals]

May Mr. Pete Rose Rest In Peace. Thanks for some great memories, Sir.

[Raven6]

I got to see him play against NY in 1977 at Riverfront... A school trip for those of us that had maintained straight A’s. Out of all the activities we had on that trip (King’s Island, etc.), the only thing that impressed me so much that I remember it to this day... Watching Pete Rose play the game. Television could never capture how hard he pushed himself in every aspect of the the game. You had to see it first hand to understand why his nickname was Charlie Hustle.

[Ann Archy]

REALLY?? I never heard him say that.

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Pete loved to bet the horses. I saw him a few times at Turfway.

[Rummyfan]

It is amazing how professional sports has embraced Las Vegas. Literally athletes promoting gambling.

Money, money, money. And all the pro leagues see it as the almost unlimited revenue of today and the future.

[Rummyfan]

They accused him of betting AGAINST his team....he would NEVER do that.....BUT HE GAMBLED ON EVERYTHING ELSE!

Coincidentally, watched a four-part. documentary on Rose just last week. Several of his friends and teammates said Rose just loved the action - would go to dog tracks, racetracks, had a regular bookie for football (and baseball) bets etc.

[Rummyfan]

here was never another man who played the game so hard and so smart.

In addition to all his accomplishments batting, he also played third base, second base, first base, and the outfield (right and left I believe). About the only thing he didn't do was pitch.

[Alberta's Child]

If the guy wasn’t such a degenerate he could have been compared to the quintessential “player’s player” of my generation: Don Mattingly.

[Alberta's Child]

Only problem with Rose in the field was that he wasn’t particularly good at any of those positions. He was even one of those rare guys who played first base right-handed — which is a defensive liability no matter how you look at it.

[Disambiguator]

People are getting old.

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I’ll BET he died peacefully at home.

[chuck allen]

Ok, so you don’t watch baseball closely, let me help…

Rose retired in 1986 with the highest modern-day career fielding percentage for a right fielder at 99.14% and the highest National League modern-day career fielding percentage for a left fielder at 99.07%, behind only the AL’s Joe Rudi and then-active players Gary Roenicke and Brian Downing

What do the following players have in common?

Willie McCovey
Boog Powell
Willie Stargell
Mark Teixeira
Frank Thomas
Albert Pujols
Lou Gerhrig
Harmon Killibrew
Dick Allen
Steve Garvey
Mark Grace
John Olerud
Will Clark
Jason Giambi
Lance Berkman
Tony Perez
Freddie Freeman
Todd Helton
Keith Hernandez
Fred McGriff
Don Mattingly
Joey Votto
Rafael Palmeiro
Mark McGwire
Eddie Murray
Jim Thome
Jeff Bagwell
Miguel Cabrera
Frank Thomas

[1Old Pro]

Now you are considered weird as a player if you don’t bet on sports and have 4-5 different betting apps on your phone and doing TV and ad commercials for them as well.

[Alberta's Child]

Joe Rudi was a great defensive outfielder, but Gary Roenicke and Brian Downing? Neither one of those guys was anything remotely resembling a solid glove in the field. Both of them, in fact, played multiple positions and probably would have been best suited to be career DHs.

I watch baseball closely enough to know that fielding percentage is one of the least relevant statistics in the game.

If Pete Rose was any good as a fielder at any position, he wouldn't have spent his career playing half a dozen different ones.

[chuck allen]

An All Star at 5 different positions, 3 Gold Gloves, 3 batting championships, all time leader in hits, 4 World Series, 2 World Championships, and he moved to first base because the Phillies had a guy named Schmidt at 3rd. He moved from Left to 3rd so George Foster could hit 50 home runs in left. Pete did it all yet you give him no credit. Any team would have had Pete on their team in a heartbeat. You don’t know baseball, you may watch it but you don’t know it.

[Mouton]

Lots of those guys played first base at sometime in their careers.

[chuck allen]

Yes they were all right handed first basemen.