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Pete Rose, Baseball

Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

The legends of pastoral fields. The detailed history and meticulous attention to continuity. The sight of kids playing ball. The hush that descends when you

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Slate · 1d

The Real Reason Pete Rose Was Removed From Baseball’s Most Infamous List

The truth about Rose’s removal from the list is that it is a shameless political favor to Donald Trump. Moreover, Manfred is massaging how he arrived at a political decision. Rose earned this outcome not by dying,

Yahoo Sports · 1d

With Trump's Support, Will Pete Rose Finally Make It Into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Trump, per his style, has thoughts about all this, writing on Truth Social that "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!"

Pete Rose, Trump

NJ.com · 1d

Why was Pete Rose reinstated? Blame Trump, political expert says

Pete Rose was reinstated by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making him eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rose’s career was marked by gambling scandals and his permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death. The decision was met with pushback on social media, including from The Atlantic’s Norman Ornstein.

Opinion

The Washington Post · 16h

Pete Rose and Donald Trump, what a double-play combo

The lying gambler and convicted tax evader’s MLB reinstatement is perfect for a Trumpian era. Our polymath president should concentrate on his fields of intellectual mastery — geopolitics, macroeconomics, renaming mountains and gulfs — and spare a smidgen of American life from his perfectionist interventions. Including baseball.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 2d

Donald Trump gets Pete Rose’s permanent ban lifted. The Phillies rejoice. But what’s in it for Trump?

Rob Manfred clearly capitulated to Trump, and likely opened floodgates of revenue to Rose‘s heirs, who will petition the Hall of Fame for his candidacy. In return, Trump might get some votes in Ohio.

17hOpinion

Turns Out, I Agree with Trump on One Thing

The agreement, signed by Mr. Rose and Mr. Giamatti, does not specify that the Cincinnati Reds’ manager was suspended for ...

1dOpinion

Never Bet Against Pete Rose

“The matter of Mr. Rose,” as Giamatti called the gambling-on-baseball affair, might have been about assembled facts and ...

FingerLakes1.com2d

Pete Rose Reinstated by MLB: Controversial Reversal Sparks Legacy Debate

MLB has officially reinstated Pete Rose after 35 years. Here's why the decision was made and what it means for Rose’s Hall of ...

1dOpinion

Williams: Finally, we can move on from Pete Rose

Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame? Doesn’t matter if you answered “no” ever since he was banned from baseball for ...

Wall Street Journal12d

Trump Believes Pete Rose Will Soon Be Eligible for Hall of Fame After Meeting With Rob Manfred

President Trump has left no doubt about where he stands on one of the most ferocious debates in American sports over the past 35 years: He thinks disgraced Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose should ...

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