April marks the 82nd birthday of baseball’s all-time career hits leader, and it has been nearly 35 years since Pete Rose was permanently barred from the game by former commissioner Bart Giamatti for breaking Major League Rule 21—gambling on the national pastime.
Charlie Hustle’s lifelong suspension remains in effect, despite the fact that Rose has repeatedly apologized for his baseball transgressions and ultimately acknowledged in his 2004 book, “My Prison Without Bars,” that he wagered on baseball games during his time as a player and manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Rose again asked to be restored in a letter to current commissioner Rob Manfred in November..
However, despite a recent surge in support from Hall of Famer Rod Carew, who posed the question, “How can you keep Rose out of baseball and have a sportsbook at the Reds stadium?” in a tweet earlier this month, Rose seemed content that he might never be able to enter Cooperstown alongside the greats of the game, such as Carew.
“I don’t think baseball’s gonna move on that,” Rose stated in a recent phone interview, “if Willie Mays or Hank Aaron, who’s gone now, or (the late) Stan Musial, who I played against, said the same thing that Rodney (Carew) said.” “To tell the truth, I’ve kind of given up on being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I’ve been rejected so frequently that I’m unable to see Mr.
