It is “hypocritical” that major league teams are now heavily invested in sports betting operations but gambling is still prohibited against Pete Rose, according to two Ohio state lawmakers who are requesting that the Major League Baseball commissioner lift the ban on Rose’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “From the standpoint of talent in the game, there’s nobody better. Period,” stated state Representative Bill Seitz, a Republican from suburban Cincinnati.
The resolution endorsing Rose for the Hall of Fame is being co-sponsored by state representative Tom Young, a Republican from close to Dayton, and Seitz. Resolutions are not enforceable by law.
Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, stated last year that sports betting by spectators had little effect on player wagering. “I 100 percent believe if you bet on baseball, you should be banned from baseball for life,” he stated.
Rose has reached the age of 83.
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Charlie Hustle was Rose’s nickname while he was a player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1963 to 1986. In addition to being a player, he managed the Reds from 1984 to 1989. Rose won three World Series and went on to become the all-time leader in hits, games played, and at-bats.
Due to claims that, both as a player and manager, Rose placed bets on baseball, he was banned from the sport in 1989. The Hall of Fame made the decision to prevent anyone on the prohibited list from being inducted two years later.
