Pete Rose, who is sorry, hopes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Pete Rose will retire his No. 14 as part of a weekend of honors this July in his hometown, where he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Cincinnati Reds’ team hall. Following Rose’s bid for readmission to baseball’s MLB last month being denied by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, the Reds made their announcement on Tuesday.
The all-time hits leader in baseball, Manfred ruled, hasn’t demonstrated evidence of “a reconfigured life” and he hasn’t stopped gambling, even as he works to lift the lifetime ban he received in 1989 for regularly wagering on Reds games while both managing and playing for the team.
Reds CEO Bob Castellini stated that Manfred gave his OK to the plans honoring the 74-year-old Rose. A 40-year reunion of the 1976 world champion Reds, on-field rituals, and a team hall of fame luncheon where Rose will get the red sports coat its members wear are all part of the June 24-26 celebrations.
Rose said during a press conference, “This is an honor, that you can’t just believe how you feel,” adding that he was born a short distance from Great American Ball Park, the venue for his honor. Rose grew up a Reds fan. He began his baseball career as a Red, spent the majority of it as a player, and eventually took over as manager.
