Rose to appear on Phillies’ field with ’80 champs
With March 27 being the anniversary of a 1989 story Sports Illustrated wrote about Pete Rose’s gambling, Tim Kurkjian tells the story of when Rose put on an impressive display at a batting cage after getting out of prison. (1:06)
PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.
Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team.
Baseball’s career hits leader will be part of Phillies alumni weekend and will be introduced on the field alongside many former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team on Aug. 7.
Larry Bowa, the starting shortstop on the 1980 team, said during Saturday night’s television broadcast of the Cubs-Phillies game that Rose, 81, would appear at the event. A Phillies spokesperson confirmed Bowa’s statement.
A 17-time All-Star, Rose got 826 of his 4,256 hits during his five years playing for the Phillies from 1979-83.
Rose’s latest application for MLB reinstatement was rejected by commissioner Rob Manfred in 2015.