In one of Pete Rose’s last known interviews just 10 days before his death, he talked about his potential Hall of Fame induction.
Rose, who died for 83 years in September of hypertensive and atherosclerotic heart -vessel disease, came to a conclusion about his Hall of Fame chances.
“I have come to the conclusion I hope I am wrong, I get the Hall of Fame after I die,” Rose told Sportscaster John Condit in recordings sent on “Fox & Friends” for the first time on Tuesday.
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Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose gives the thumb up to the fans as he is introduced at the unveiling of the bronze statue by him outside the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMagn)
“As I totally disagree with because the Hall of Fame is for two reasons: Your fans and your family,” he said in the clip. “It’s for your family if you’re here. It’s for your fans if you’re here, not if you’re 10 meters below.”
“What is the poenget? Because they make money over it? Hall of Fame is for what you did in the field, not what you did from the pitch.”
Rose would undoubtedly be in the Baseball Hall of Fame if his statistics about the field outweigh the golden rule in the sport.
Rose is MLB’s hit King, with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974, was a 17-time all-star, three-time world champion and three-time batting title.
However, the Cincinnati Reds star became a polarizing figure as news about his games at play shook the sports world. Rose received a lifetime ban from MLB in 1989 because of his game.
In the exclusive interview, Rose said he was not bitter about his ban on Cooperstown.
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Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose in 1985. (IMagn)
“I’m not bitter everywhere,” Rose said.
“When you make a mistake, don’t be bitter to other people. I wish I hadn’t made the mistake, but I did, it’s story, get over it.”
“I didn’t hurt any of my fans by betting on the baseball game, and by betting on the baseball game to win. Every game I played in I would win. I happened to win more than anyone else, but it’s ok, not bad,” Rose said with a smile.
President Donald Trump said in a truth social post last Friday night that he will sign a complete pardon for Rose.
“Major League Baseball did not have the courage or decency to put the late, big, Pete Rose, also known as ‘Charlie Hustle’, into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the tension of being chosen, even if he was a much better player than most of those who made it, and can only be named poshumøst. Trump posted.
“In any case, over the next few weeks, I will sign a complete pardon of Pete Rose, who should not have been games on baseball, but only bet on his team, Baseball Hall of Fame!”
Pete Rose during a ceremony before the Reds undertake Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMagn)
Rose applied for reintroduction in 2020 and 2022, especially with legalized sports betting that is happening across the country. However, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred both refused requests and pointed to Veteran’s Committee for all Hall of Fame discussions about Rose. Manfred also shot any speculation about Rose’s reinstatement in 2023, when the league had partnerships with sports books.
Manfred is reportedly considering a petition from Rose’s family to get him postum removed from Baseball’s unjustified list. Which would potentially open the door to Rose to make the Hall of Fame and make his conclusion about his enrollment sand.
Although he is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the reds introduced into their own Hall of Fame in 2016 and withdrew at No. 14. He appeared several performances in MLB Ballparks in recent years before his death.
