President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will deliver a pink Pete a pink and called for the MLB election of all time to be elected to the temple of baseball fame.
“Major League Baseball did not have the courage or decency to set fire, Grand Pete Rose, also known as” Charlie Hustle “, in the temple of baseball fame,” wrote Trump on Truth Social. “Now, he is dead, will never know the thrill of being selected, even if he was a much better player than most of those who did it, and can only be named posthumous. What a shame! Anyway, in the coming weeks, I will sign a complete forgiveness of Pete Rose, who should not have played on baseball, but only on his team, he never bets against him. Sport.
Trump did not specify what forgiveness would cover. Rose pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion in 1990 and served five months in prison.
Pink died in September At 83 heart disease. He was banned from baseball in 1989 for playing on matches – including the matches on his own team – while he was director of the Cincinnati Reds. A reintegration offer was rejected by the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, in 2015.
Rose finally admitted to having bet on baseball in a 2004 book after having long denied allegations.
The life ban continued to get out of the reproductive temple of baseball.
John Dowd, who conducted the investigation which finally led to the ban on rose, said in a statement in ESPN This MLB is “not in the forgiveness sector and does not control admission to the HOF”.
As a player, Rose has left an indelible mark on the MLB records with its pursuit of the Ty Cobb hits record. He retired with 4,256 strokes, a brand that could never be touched again, as well as 17 stars selections, three shot titles, a two gold gloves, a silver slugger and a recruited price of the year.
