'The Hit King,' MLB legend, Pete Rose dead at 83, per report

The King reigns no more.

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's controversial all-time leader in hits, died at 83 on Monday evening, according to a report by TMZ .

Rose, passed away in his Las Vegas, Nevada home. His agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman Sports confirmed Rose's passing. "The family is asking for privacy at this time," he said.

Known for his rugged play at the plate and in the field, Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle."

Pete Rose entered the major leagues with his hometown team, the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, making his mark on the game, and winning the National League Rookie of the Year award with a .273 batting average, six home runs, and 41 RBI. Rose collected 170 of his MLB record 4,256 career hits that season.

Over 24 seasons, with the Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos, Rose would become one of the winningest players in baseball history. He won back-to-back World Series as part of the "The Big Red Machine" in Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and a third with the Phillies in 1980. In 1973 he won his only Most Valuable Player award, though he did finish in the top ten in voting 10 times in his career.

Rose retired with the major league records for career hits, singles, games played, at-bats, and plate appearances. He posted a career .303 batting average with 2,165 runs scored.

Pete Rose played in 17 All-Star Games, the most famous coming in 1970 in front of his fans at Riverfront Stadium when Rose famously barrelled through catcher Ray Fosse in the 12th inning to score the winning run.

His No. 14 jersey is retired in Cincinnati and he is a member of the Reds Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was named to the All-Century Team.

Unfortunately, Rose did not live long enough to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. He had been excluded from membership since agreeing to a lifetime ban from the sport on August 24, 1989, for betting on baseball.

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