Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader who was banned for gambling on the sport, put his money on the Cincinnati Reds while making Ohio's first legal sports bet on Sunday.
The 1973 National League MVP and 17-time All-Star won three batting titles and three World Series championships. He spent parts of seven seasons as manager of the Reds, compiling a 412-373 record. He received a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation determined he bet on games while managing the Reds.
He has since been denied entry into the Hall of Fame. Rose has repeatedly applied for reinstatement with MLB in hopes of having the ban lifted in order to be enshrined. He wrote a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred in November pleading for consideration but was denied. "I believe that when you bet on baseball from Major League Baseball's perspective, you belong on the permanently ineligible list,"Rose has cashed in on his ban in other ways, charging memorabilia collectors extra to autograph items with the inscription"I'm sorry I bet on baseball."
Depending on how much he wagered during Ohio's first legal bet Sunday, he also might be sorry he bet on the Reds to win the World Series.
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