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Baseball

AKwannabe

(6,255 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2024, 07:47 PM Sep 30

Pete Rose passes at 83

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41538454/pete-rose-all-mlb-hits-leader-dies-83

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Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

Rose was found by a family member. The coroner will investigate to determine the cause and manner of death but there are no signs of foul play, according to ABC News.

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Pete Rose passes at 83 (Original Post) AKwannabe Sep 30 OP

Wow! The Madcap Sep 30 #1

rest in peace, Mr Rose Tetrachloride Sep 30 #2

Always appreciated Pete BOSSHOG Sep 30 #3

HH AKwannabe Oct 1 #4

The Madcap

(205 posts)

1. Wow!

Reply to AKwannabe (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2024, 07:53 PM

Sep 30

Now I feel really old. 83?? I still remember watching him on a little 13" B&W set during the WS vs the A's. Over 50 years ago...my, how time flies by.