Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame, and John Condit, the last person to interview MLB's hit king, may have President Donald Trump to thank.

In that vein, we’ll leave the final words to Pete Rose himself, from an interview in 2014 — a rejection of mythology from a ballplayer long enveloped in myth.

Rose had said the same thing to Ohio sportscaster John Condit for an interview on Sept. 20, 2024, ten days before Rose’s ultimate death.. Rose knew it was coming, and he knew it was his fault ...

On Dec. 17, Pete Rose's eldest daughter, ... "I thought we lived in a country where you're given a second chance, but not as far as gambling's concerned," Rose said in a 2020 interview with ESPN.

For one, although Rose has always maintained that he didn’t bet against the Reds when he managed them, the lawyer who investigated the case, John M. Dowd, said in a 2002 interview that he ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to lift the permanent ban on Pete Rose was appropriate not because Rose should be enshrined, but because he deserves the chance.

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Major League Baseball removed the lifetime ban of former Cincinnati Reds’ player Pete Rose, making him eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose, the deceased all-time hit king whose gambling on baseball banished him from the game, was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list by commissioner ...