BREAKING: Pete Rose, RIP

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

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Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley said his cause and manner of death had not yet been determined.

Ed Morrissey

A sad day, especially given the circumstances. Pete Rose was the author of his own misery, but nobody played the game like he did. 

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