It's a shame that this could not have happened while Pete was alive, but we take it!
President Donald Trump is plan Issuing “Pete Rose's Complete Amnesty” Career Hit Leader In baseball, which was ultimately banned from both the MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports gambling.
On social media Friday night, Trump posted that Rose “should have not been gambling in baseball, but he should bet only on his team winning.” Rose passed away in September 2024 at the age of 83. (Related: The crowd explodes when Riley Gaines gives President Trump's cry in a pre-race prayer)
Trump did not enter the tax lawsuit surrounding Rose. He was guilty of filing a false tax return in 1990. To be precise, it's two counts. Rose served five months in prison.
President Trump said Rose's pardon will be signed “over the coming weeks.”
Rose received a permanent ban from MLB in 1989 following a study that led to the conclusion that he gambled in a game featuring the Cincinnati Reds Contest between 1985 and 1987. He bets as both a player and manager of the franchise.
Breaking: President Trump says he should have been put in the Hall of Fame to sign “a full pardon of MLB legend Pete Rose.” pic.twitter.com/0sl1drm8ky
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It can be said that Trump has a baseball fever. The timing of this whole situation tells us we are there with the President. So I'm sitting here excitedly waiting for the spring training game (Braves vs. Rays).
In a beautiful time on the horizon, baseball is here! Long Live Pete Rose!
