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Pete Rose: Hall of Famer?

For those of you who don’t know who Pete Rose is, he is a baseball legend that many consider to be one of the best to ever play the game. He played for the Cincinnati Reds between 1963 and 1986. At the time of his retirement from playing, Rose held the record for hits, games played, at bats, and several other impressive records. After he stopped playing, Rose became a manager for the Reds. Soon into his managing career, however, there was an investigation into Rose and allegations of him betting on games as a manager. In 1989 the commissioner of baseball at the time, Bart Giamatti (sound familiar?) banned Rose from baseball for life.

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