(WBAP/KLIF) — Longtime MLB star Pete Rose died on Monday afternoon. He was 83.
Rose, a former league MVP, spent 24 years in Major League Baseball. He got his start with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, and he won three World Series titles and earned 17 All-Star nods before his final season ended in 1986. Rose, who spent brief stints with the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos, returned to Cincinnati in 1984 to end his playing career.
Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” Rose spent the majority of his legendary career with the Cincinnati Reds, but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos, before returning to Cincinnati and finishing his career as a player-manager.
Rose played first base, second base, and the outfield, accumulating an astounding 4,256 hits over his 24-season career.
Rose was banned from the sport for life officially in 1989 after allegations that he bet on games while playing in the league, including on his own team’s games.
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