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18-05-2025
- Sport
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'We're very proud of who he is': Pete Rose family celebrates reinstatement of Reds legend
The park in Sedamsville already had been known as Pete Rose Park for nearly as long as Cincinnati's first son of baseball had become a fixture in the Big Red Machine lineup. It's where Rose's father, Harry Francis 'Pete' Rose, played smash-mouth football into middle age, once running down an opponent for a game-saving tackle after breaking his hip during the game, according to family legend. Advertisement Tin and wooden signs have come and gone at the ballfield at Boldface Park. But the identity of the place is rooted in decades of civic pride and history. Pete Rose's daughter, Fawn Rose, speaks Wednesday at the Sedamsville ballfield that will formally bear her father's name. 'That's the thing,' Pete Rose Jr. said. 'If you say Boldface or if you say Pete Rose Park, if you're from this way (west), over from the city, you know exactly where you're going.' So when the Cincinnati Reds and local officials partnered to dedicate the spot Wednesday with the presentation of a new permanent marker (which was actually a demo for the ceremony) on the day the Reds celebrated Pete Rose Day, it was more symbolic than substance, more past than prologue. The newly named Pete Rose Field during a dedication ceremony naming the ballfields at Boldface Park in Sadamsville for Cincinnati Reds legend, and west side native, Pete Rose on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Besides, what mattered most to Rose's family and fans on this day is what the past day meant for the next three years. Advertisement 'It's great,' Pete Rose Jr. said, 'just to have the opportunity. All you can say is you're nothing but thrilled.' Reds Pete Rose Terry Francona Reds' Terry Francona on Pete Rose: 'If he's not in, there is no Hall of Fame' Reds Pete Rose Marty Brennaman Marty Brennaman: 'I've got a real problem' with timing of Manfred's Pete Rose announcement Rose Jr.'s older sister, Fawn Rose, shed tears when she got the phone call Tuesday while boarding a plane in Seattle, where she lives, for Wednesday's events in Cincinnati honoring her father. 'I think my kids thought somebody had died,' she said. Her five-month effort to have her father's permanent ban from baseball lifted by commissioner Rob Manfred was made official with Tuesday's announcement, 36 years after Rose was banned, 7 1/2 months after his death and about two weeks after the family heard 'rumblings' that the news they'd hoped for was coming. Advertisement 'I just wish he were here to be able to celebrate with the fans,' Fawn Rose said. 'He always would get excited when he was coming in to do something or to talk to people. 'I was just asked whether I ever get sick and tired of hearing stories from fans,' she said. 'And I don't. Because each story is different. Because it shows that my dad took the time to listen and he remembers. 'Each story was real, and every time I hear somebody say something, I'm like, yeah, I'm really proud that I'm his kid because he really did care about his fans.' Pete Rose took both of his oldest kids, Fawn and Pete Jr., to play at that ballfield at Boldface Park when they were kids, and the rainy, mournful weather played across the grain of the upbeat ceremony. Advertisement "Brutal," Pete Jr. said when considering that the lifting of his father's ban came as an almost inevitably posthumous action. "That's the thing. They made a decision, which was great. But it's not going to bring dad back. The grandchildren of Pete Rose unveil an official marker during a dedication ceremony naming the ballfields at Boldface Park in Sadamsville for Cincinnati Reds legend, and west side native, Pete Rose on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. "It's the human-element part, to where I'm still processing not having a dad. It's not even been a year yet," he said. "I understand what kind of magnitude, what kind of player he was, but we're talking about Dad. And that's the hardest thing." That doesn't mean Manfred's decision wasn't profoundly meaningful for Rose's family, despite the circumstances. "I think he's probably smiling down knowing that his grandkids and his kids are here and what it means to us, because it is our legacy," Fawn Rose said. "And we're very proud of who he is." Advertisement Whatever comes next. Rose Jr. won't speculate on his dad's chances for induction, says he's not even sure how it works. 'But I know what he did on the field, and I know how much he loved baseball,' he said. 'I know how much he loved giving back and playing for the fans and doing stuff in the community and being around. So it's a no-brainer for me. 'But we're happy. We're going to remain optimistic and everything. If it happens, great. If it doesn't it doesn't,' he said. 'We can't control anything. But I think it'd be a great day for not only the Rose family but the Cincinnati Reds family, and the city of Cincinnati.' Advertisement And if it doesn't happen? If he's still kept out of the Hall of Fame when his first turn for possible election comes in December 2027 with that year's Eras Committee vote? Fawn Rose said her meeting with Manfred in December and petition in January was as far as the family planned to pursue reinstatement. 'If the commissioner's decision would have been (to deny the petition), then I think we would have let it go,' she said. 'I'm happy the way it turned out. And I just wish Dad was here to celebrate it and feel the emotion involved in that and what it would mean to him.' This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 'Very proud of who he is': Pete Rose family celebrates reinstatement
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'Very proud of who he is': Pete Rose's family react to reinstatement by MLB
'Very proud of who he is': Pete Rose's family react to reinstatement by MLB Show Caption Hide Caption Pete Rose now eligible for Hall of Fame after years of ineligibility USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale discusses Pete Rose now being eligible for the Hall of Fame and what it means for the steroid era players. Sports Pulse The park in Sedamsville already had been known as Pete Rose Park for nearly as long as Cincinnati's first son of baseball had become a fixture in the Big Red Machine lineup. It's where Rose's father, Harry Francis 'Pete' Rose, played smash-mouth football into middle age, once running down an opponent for a game-saving tackle after breaking his hip during the game, according to family legend. Tin and wooden signs have come and gone at the ballfield at Boldface Park. But the identity of the place is rooted in decades of civic pride and history. 'That's the thing,' Pete Rose Jr. said. 'If you say Boldface or if you say Pete Rose Park, if you're from this way (west), over from the city, you know exactly where you're going.' So when the Cincinnati Reds and local officials partnered to dedicate the spot Wednesday with the presentation of a new permanent marker (which was actually a demo for the ceremony) on the day the Reds celebrated Pete Rose Day, it was more symbolic than substance, more past than prologue. Besides, what mattered most to Rose's family and fans on this day is what the past day meant for the next three years. 'It's great,' Pete Rose Jr. said, 'just to have the opportunity. All you can say is you're nothing but thrilled.' PETE ROSE: MLB hit-king removed from MLB ineligible list Rose Jr.'s older sister, Fawn Rose, shed tears when she got the phone call Tuesday while boarding a plane in Seattle, where she lives, for Wednesday's events in Cincinnati honoring her father. 'I think my kids thought somebody had died,' she said. Her five-month effort to have her father's permanent ban from baseball lifted by commissioner Rob Manfred was made official with Tuesday's announcement, 36 years after Rose was banned, 7 1/2 months after his death and about two weeks after the family heard 'rumblings' that the news they'd hoped for was coming. 'I just wish he were here to be able to celebrate with the fans,' Fawn Rose said. 'He always would get excited when he was coming in to do something or to talk to people. 'I was just asked whether I ever get sick and tired of hearing stories from fans,' she said. 'And I don't. Because each story is different. Because it shows that my dad took the time to listen and he remembers. 'Each story was real, and every time I hear somebody say something, I'm like, yeah, I'm really proud that I'm his kid because he really did care about his fans.' Pete Rose took both of his oldest kids, Fawn and Pete Jr., to play at that ballfield at Boldface Park when they were kids, and the rainy, mournful weather played across the grain of the upbeat ceremony. "Brutal," Pete Jr. said when considering that the lifting of his father's ban came as an almost inevitably posthumous action. "That's the thing. They made a decision, which was great. But it's not going to bring dad back. "It's the human-element part, to where I'm still processing not having a dad. It's not even been a year yet," he said. "I understand what kind of magnitude, what kind of player he was, but we're talking about Dad. And that's the hardest thing." That doesn't mean Manfred's decision wasn't profoundly meaningful for Rose's family, despite the circumstances. "I think he's probably smiling down knowing that his grandkids and his kids are here and what it means to us, because it is our legacy," Fawn Rose said. "And we're very proud of who he is." Whatever comes next. Rose Jr. won't speculate on his dad's chances for induction, says he's not even sure how it works. 'But I know what he did on the field, and I know how much he loved baseball,' he said. 'I know how much he loved giving back and playing for the fans and doing stuff in the community and being around. So it's a no-brainer for me. 'But we're happy. We're going to remain optimistic and everything. If it happens, great. If it doesn't it doesn't,' he said. 'We can't control anything. But I think it'd be a great day for not only the Rose family but the Cincinnati Reds family, and the city of Cincinnati.' And if it doesn't happen? If he's still kept out of the Hall of Fame when his first turn for possible election comes in December 2027 with that year's Eras Committee vote? Fawn Rose said her meeting with Manfred in December and petition in January was as far as the family planned to pursue reinstatement. 'If the commissioner's decision would have been (to deny the petition), then I think we would have let it go,' she said. 'I'm happy the way it turned out. And I just wish Dad was here to celebrate it and feel the emotion involved in that and what it would mean to him.'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
19-Year MLB Veteran Slams Pete Rose Eligibility Decision
Major League Baseball's decision on Tuesday to lift Pete Rose's ban from the Hall of Fame sent shockwaves that are still reverberating to this very moment. As one would imagine, myriad opinions on the matter have come to the forefront, including personal insights of former players, coaches, journalists and fans alike. The statue of former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose in front of Great American Ball Doster-Imagn Images Undoubtedly, it is difficult to feel the precise pulse of the situation. Advertisement Many have expressed discomfort toward the recent news while vehemently berating MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Conversely, droves of others echoed support for Rose, who passed away last September, and his family (also ostracizing Manfred). For a notable name in the mix, A.J. Pierzynski — a two-time All-Star catcher who played 19 MLB seasons — hopped on the Foul Territory podcast to say his piece. Pierzynski pulled no punches on Wednesday's episode, telling his co-hosts, "I have been firmly against this from the get go. I've said it on this show, I've said it everywhere and to anyone who will listen to me—I am against [Rose] being reinstated. Advertisement "Permanent. That doesn't mean it stops when you die," the former backstop asserted. Of course, like Rose, Pierzynski was a polarizing, hard-nosed (literally) player in his own right. Pierzynski, drafted in 1994 by the Minnesota Twins, is best known for winning the 2005 World Series with the Chicago White Sox. Also, he famously absorbed a right hook from Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the "Crosstown Classic," outwardly expressing joy to the South Side crowd after. Pierzynski continued his tirade by citing Article 21 of MLB's rulebook, which prohibits players and coaches from betting on baseball. "Where's the repercussions when you do something? (...) His family still gets to experience it, and it means more to the family — for a lot of these guys — then it does to them." Advertisement Transparently, harsh feelings around Rose's status reversal are not going anywhere. As it is now, the Historical Overview Committee and the Classic Baseball Era Committee can nominate Charlie Hustle for Cooperstown enshrinement in December 2027. Related: Calls Escalate Against Rob Manfred After MLB's Pete Rose Decision Ironically, the Reds are hosting Pierzynski's beloved White Sox on "Pete Rose Day," wherein MLB's all-time leader in hits will be honored. Projected starters are Davis Martin and Nick Lodolo; first pitch is slated for 7:14 p.m. ET.
Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Pete Rose MLB ban lifted: Now eligible for Hall-of-Fame starting from 2027
Listen to article Major League Baseball (MLB) has lifted the posthumous ban on former Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose, enabling his eligibility for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time since his 1989 suspension for betting on games involving his own team. The announcement by Commissioner Rob Manfred, made on the eve of Pete Rose Day in Cincinnati, marks a major shift in MLB's approach to lifetime bans. The decision also retroactively clears those implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, including Shoeless Joe Jackson. Manfred stated that Rose's original ineligibility resulted from a settlement agreement, not a formal commissioner-issued ban, and asserted the lifting aligns with the intentions of former commissioner Bart Giamatti, who had suspended Rose. "The lifetime ban was itself a severe punishment," Manfred said, denying that political influence from figures such as Donald Trump factored into the decision. Rose, who died in September 2024 at age 83, accumulated a record 4,256 hits during his career. While his on-field achievements were considerable, his legacy has long been marred by a series of controversies, both during and after his playing days. Most notably, he was permanently banned from Major League Baseball in 1989 for betting on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds—an offence he denied for years before admitting in 2004. Rose also served five months in prison in 1990 for tax evasion and faced further controversy in 2017 after court documents revealed allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor, which he disputed. Critics cite his lack of remorse and failure to seek rehabilitation as reasons to question any attempt at reinstatement. The decision has been sharply criticised by Marcus Giamatti, son of the late commissioner, who warned that the move undermines the integrity of the sport. 'Without integrity, I believe the game of baseball, as we know it, will cease to exist,' he revealed. It has also been widely criticised on social media. Some users on X (formerly Twitter) criticised the move, while others called the ban lifting 'long overdue.' So is there no lifetime ban for betting on baseball? Is it no longer MLBs cardinal sin? These bans should remain. It makes no sense to suddenly lift them after all this time, as if the bans were wrongly given but we're only finding it out now. Also, it's ridiculous to do this… — Nick in the D 👊 (@NickInTheD) May 13, 2025 Waited til they died to lift the ban. What a joke. — Jerm (@IamJerm24) May 13, 2025 Way overdue. Was Pete rose an all around great guy? Probably not but the talent was there and he was among the all time greatest players in baseball history. Should've been in the hall years ago — Erick (@EKlambara) May 13, 2025 Rose will now be eligible for nomination to the Hall of Fame's Classic Baseball Era Committee in 2027, but would still require 12 of 16 votes from a panel including former players, executives, writers and historians. The Hall of Fame has yet to confirm whether it will amend its 1991 rule disqualifying players with permanent bans, leaving Rose's actual induction far from certain.
The Herald Scotland
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
MLB Pete Rose decision is 'dark day for baseball' and Hall of Fame
Who knew that once you're dead, all could be forgiven too? Pete Rose, who gambled on baseball as manager of the Cincinnati Reds and lied about it for 15 years before dying September 2024 at the age of 83, had his Hall of Fame chances resurrected by commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred announced, on the eve of Pete Rose Day in Cincinnati, that he is lifting Rose's permanent ban from baseball, and for the first time will be eligible to be elected into the Hall of Fame. Manfred, while ruling that the permanent ineligibility of players ends upon their death, also cleared everyone from the 1919 Black Sox scandal, who deliberately fixed games during the World Series. "It's a serious dark day for baseball," Marcus Giamatti, the 63-year-old son of late former commissioner Bart Giamatti, who permanently suspended Rose in 1989, told USA TODAY Sports. "For my dad, it was all about defending the integrity of baseball. Now, without integrity, I believe the game of baseball, as we know it, will cease to exist. How, without integrity, will the fans ever entrust the purity of the game. ... "The basic principle that the game is built on, fair play, and that integrity is going to be compromised. And the fans are losers. I don't know how a fan could go and watch a game knowing that what they're seeing may not be real and fair anymore. That's a really scary thought." If Rose, who produced a record 4,256 career hits, winds up in Cooperstown, Giamatti says, what stops Shoeless Joe and anyone else from the Black Sox? Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, come on in. Alex Rodriguez, let's forget about your year-long drug suspension. The 2017 Houston Astros? You had immunity anyway. "If you let him in, the floodgates are now open," Giamatti says. "Sure, why not let all those guys in, too? He hasn't done anything, you know, to reconfigure his life. He was never seriously remorseful or rehabilitated himself by going to gambler's anonymous or any of that stuff. He did none of that. "He could have possibly opened the door for a second chance, but it's moot because he didn't do any of that stuff. So, it's not even a point to discuss." Rose's reinstatement, of course doesn't automatically put him into the Hall of Fame. He still must be elected, even though Donald Trump, who met with Manfred on April 16, believes that it will be fait accompli, saying on X: "Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy ass, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!'' Rose, who was never on the official BBWAA ballot, can now be nominated by the Hall of Fame's Historical Overview Committee and placed on the 2027 Classic Baseball Era committee ballot. He would need at least 12 votes by the 16-member committee - made up of four former players, four executives, four writers, and four historians - to be elected and inducted in the summer of 2028. WHAT'S NEXT? Pete Rose's MLB ban ends. Does that mean he's bound for the Hall of Fame? "I'd love to be on that committee," said a former All-Star outfielder whose career overlapped with Rose. "I would vote 'no' in a heartbeat and try to convince everyone to do the same. He embarrassed the game. He was a Hall of Famer on the field, but he ruined the integrity of the game off the field." Said a former GM who also is a candidate to be on the committee: "This guy was jeopardizing players' careers to win bets as a manager. He could care less about their health. And now you're going to validate someone like this, someone who's also accused of statutory rape. "You let Pete get away with this, you're opening yourself up to the biggest gambling scandal in baseball history. It makes Rule 21 (prohibiting players, umpires, and other league officials from betting on any baseball game) a complete joke." Manfred, after rejecting Rose's bid to be reinstated while he was alive, became the first commissioner since the suspension to even seriously consider lifting the lifetime ban. Giamatti was the one who suspended Rose. Fay Vincent, who succeeded Giamatti after his sudden death, remained strongly opposed against Rose's ban ever being lifted before he died in February. Bud Selig, who replaced Vincent and was commissioner from 1992-2015, also has continued to voice his strong opposition against Rose's reinstatement. "While it is my preference not to disturb decisions made by prior Commissioners," Manfred said, "Mr. Rose was not placed on the permanently ineligible list by Commissioner action but rather as the result of a 1989 settlement of potential litigation with the Commissioner's Office. My decision today is consistent with Commissioner Giamatti's expectations of that agreement." Manfred argues that the lifetime ban was severe enough punishment and denies being persuaded by Trump to lift the ban, saying that Rose's family visited him in December when he informed them he would reevaluate it. Besides, MLB says, they're not putting Rose into the Hall of Fame. "Commissioner Giamatti's comments were completely reasonable given that, at the time, the Hall of Fame did not have a rule barring people on the permanently ineligible list from Hall of Fame consideration," Manfred said. "In fact, Shoeless Joe Jackson was afforded the opportunity to be voted upon in 1936 and again in 1946." That now falls on the museum, which announced in 1991 that no player permanently banned from baseball is eligible, taking the vote away from the baseball writers. "It's like there's no rules," Giamatti says. "It's like once you die, you can be reinstated and they'll let you back in. There won't be any asterisk or anything. "You're supposed to consider character, sportsmanship and integrity. He doesn't check any of those boxes." Besides Rose's admission to gambling on baseball, he was accused by an unidentified woman in a defamation lawsuit - filed by Rose against former federal prosecutor John Dowd - that he had a sexual relationship with her before she was 16 years old. Rose, married with two children at the time, acknowledged the relationship in court documents made public in 2017, but said she was 16 years old, which was the age of consent. Giamatti, an actor, musician, writer and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, is particularly galled that no one from MLB bothered to talk to him or his younger brother, Paul Giamatti, the award-winning actor. They don't personally know Rose, but they do know the stress, heartache, and the ensuing death threats, with their father dying of a sudden heart attack at the age of just 51, just eight days after Rose's permanent suspension. "What's frustrating is that nobody has talked to me or my family about it,'' Giamatti said. "I understand that Rose's daughter [Fawn] talked to them, and had every right to. But nobody has reached out to me or my brother to say, "What would be your side of the argument? What are your feelings about this now?' "I don't think they want to talk to me and hear what I have to say, or what we went through as a family with the tremendous amount of pressure, the death threats that the FBI still has, and all of the backlash my dad faced. "It was really an ugly, ugly time. "Now, it's going to be an ugly time for the game, with everything that my father fought to uphold in peril." 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