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MLB hits king Pete Rose dies at 83
Baseball's all-time hits king Pete Rose has died at 83.
LOS ANGELES - Baseball's all-time hit king Pete Rose has reportedly died at 83.
First reported by TMZ and later confirmed by the Cincinnati Reds, Rose died on Monday at his home in Las Vegas. A report from ABC News also reported Rose's death shortly after TMZ's bombshell news, citing the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada.
Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" during his playing days, Rose holds MLB's all-time record for most hits, 4,256, and games played at 3,562. Rose's playing days in MLB lasted 24 years, mostly with the Reds, but five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and half of a season with the Montreal Expos before finishing his career in Cincinnati.
Rose was banned from baseball in the late 1980s for betting on games as a manager for the Reds. Due to the permanent ban, Rose was never inducted to the national baseball hall-of-fame, despite his on-field accomplishments as a player.
Former Cincinnati Reds manager and player Pete Rose is seen before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on July 21, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
In addition to admitting he bet on games, the Phillies briefly distanced themselves from Rose in 2017 due to allegations that he had sex with a minor when he was a player. In 2022, when the Phillies brought Rose back on the field to celebrate the franchise's 1980 World Series championship, baseball's hit king avoided questions surrounding the statutory rape allegations.
During the Ippei Mizuhara fraud scandal that surfaced in March 2024, Rose was asked about the internet rumors surrounding Mizuhara's longtime friend and victim Shohei Ohtani possibly betting.
Rose gave a playful response to the allegations of Ohtani being involved in a betting scandal.
"Back in the 1970s and 1980s, I wish I had an interpreter," Rose said in the video. "I'd be scott-free."
With regards to Ohtani, federal investigators ultimately cleared Ohtani of any wrongdoing as they declared that the Los Angeles Dodgers star was not involved in the gambling.
This story was reported from Los Angeles.