Baseball legend Pete Rose — aka ‘Charlie Hustle’ — reported dead at 83 in Clark County, Nevada

Staff report

Multiple news organizations are reporting that Pete Rose, MLB’s ‘Charlie Hustle’ and a baseball legend, has died at age 83. The medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada confirmed the news to multiple news outlets, but declined to give cause of death.

The Cincinnati Reds issued this statement on X (formerly Twitter): “The Reds are heartbroken to learn of the passing of baseball legend Pete Rose.”

Rose, born in Cincinnati, played in Major League Bseball from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine in the 1970s. He served as manager of the Reds from 1984-1989. He also plays for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

He is the MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562, at bats (14,053), singles (3,215) and outs (10,328), according to Wikipedia. He won three World Series championships, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Glove Awards, and the Rookie of the Year Award. He made 17 All-Star appearances in an unequaled five positions — second baseman, left fielder, third baseman, and first baseman.

In August 1989, Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusation he gambled on baseball games while he played and managed for the Reds.

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