Reports: Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose dies at age 83

CINCINNATI , (WLWT) — According to our partners at WLWT Cincinnati Reds legend and Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, according to multiple reports.

Rose, a Cincinnati native, played 24 seasons with the Reds and collected an MLB-record 4,256 hits in his career.

One of the most recognizable Cincinnati sports figures of all time, Rose’s legendary career took a complicated turn after he was permanently banned from baseball amid allegations that he gambled on games while playing and managing for the Reds.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame later ruled that players on the “permanently ineligible” list would be banned from induction as well, keeping Rose’s name outside of baseball’s most prestigious club.

Known by his nickname “Charlie Hustle”, Rose went to Western Hills High School in Cincinnati.

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