Ohio Lawmakers Push Resolution to Put Pete Rose in Baseball Hall of FameWarner Todd Huston 26 Apr 2024
Two Ohio lawmakers are jumping into the fray to get famed Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rose was banned for life from being inducted into the Hall of Fame over his gambling, and it is assumed the ban will be lifted upon his death. But many have been fighting to get him inducted while he is still alive to see it happen, Fox News reported.
Now, Ohio Reps. Bill Seitz and Tom Young are working to convince MLB and officials at Cooperstown to lift the ban on the 83-year-old player by sponsoring a resolution asking MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to end the penalty on the player known as “Charlie Hustle.”
“From the standpoint of talent in the game, there’s nobody better. Period,” said Rep.Seitz, who also said it is “hypocritical” of MLB to ban Rose now that there is widespread sports gambling from which MLB benefits. The resolution is, of course, non-binding.
For his part, Rose has applied for forgiveness from the league five times and has been denied each time.
Fox News added that Rose is a 17-time All-Star, hit .303 over his career, and won three World Series. His 4,256 career hits remain an all-time record.
But despite his claims of contrition, he has also admitted that he still gambles on baseball, which has complicated his hopes of seeing the Hall of Fame ban lifted during his lifetime.
Rose last sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Manfred in 2022 to say he is deeply sorry for his actions that resulted in his ban.
“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.”
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