MLB legend, Pete Rose has died, according to TMZ Sports. He was 83 years old.
Ryan Fiterman, Rose’s agent, told the outlet that “the family is asking for privacy at this time.”
Rose spent 19 of his 24 seasons with the Reds, across two different stints, while adding five others with the Phillies and one with the Expos.
He collected 4,256 hits across those years, but in 1989, he was banned from baseball for life following an investigation into bets he made on the Cincinnati games while serving as their manager.
Rose was a player/manager from 1984-86 before retiring and serving as the Reds’ manager for the final three years before the ban.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.