Former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose has floated a last-ditch effort to get his lifetime ban lifted so he can be nominated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with an emotional letter sent to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.
The man famously known as “Charlie Hustle” has also been persona non grata in baseball for his gambling problems, accusations of sexual misconduct, not to mention his overall boorish behavior. He was banned for life in 1989 after his gambling on games came to light, and since then, he has not helped his case with his behavior.
Rose was an integral part of the Cincinnati Reds in its “Big Red Machine” heydays, with World Series wins in 1975 and ’76. And by 1980, he was there again when the Phillies took it all. “I am writing today for three reasons,” Rose told Manfred. “First, because at my age I want to be 100% sure that you understand how much I mean it when I say that I’m sorry. Second, to ask for your forgiveness. And third, because I still think every day about what it would mean to be considered for the Hall of Fame.”“Besides spending time with my kids and my partner, there’s nothing that made me happier than playing baseball in front of fans.
“You can’t imagine how painful it is when I see my teammates from all the great teams I played on and players I played against go about their lives in ways I wanted to,” he says. “I want to be a part of that too and I know I probably never will. I am so grateful for the time I shared with them on and off the field. Nothing replaces it.”
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