Pete Rose, who was one of baseball’s finest-ever players before his legacy became mired in controversy, has died at the age of 80.
Rose’s 4,256 career hits were the most by any player in MLB history but he was banned for life from baseball after betting on games. That ban ended his hopes of enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, something that had once seemed like a certainty.
Rose’s playing career lasted from 1963 to 1986 and he also played the most games and had the most at-bats in MLB history.
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