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Trump says he will pardon baseball great Pete Rose

Donald Trump announced he will sign a full pardon for Pete Rose to support his entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, criticizing Major League Baseball for not inducting him before his death.
Pete Rose passed away in September 2024, having been banned from baseball for over 30 years due to betting on games.
Trump stated that Rose had the most hits in baseball history and emphasized that he won more games than anyone in sports history.
In a 2018 interview, Rose expressed regret for betting on baseball but felt he had been a good citizen throughout his life.

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The Epoch Times

Trump Says He Will Pardon Baseball Great Pete Rose

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would pardon baseball great Pete Rose, criticizing Major League Baseball for barring the all-time hit champion from the sport’s hall of fame for gambling. Rose, who died last year at 83, was banned from baseball for life. He admitted in 2004 that he had bet on games, though never against his own team. “Over the next few weeks I will be signing a complete pardon of Pete Rose, who shouldn’t have been gambli…

9 hours ago·New York, United States

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Metro News

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18 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Chicago Sun Times

Pete Rose doesn't need Donald Trump's help. The cheating Astros already opened the door to the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose used to set up shop during Hall of Fame induction week in Cooperstown, N.Y., a nonperson hawking his autographed products, a huckster banished to the edge of things. People flocked to the sideshow because they loved Rose, because America enjoys a spectacle and because the four-legged lady presumably was out of town.It is just Rose’s luck that, six months after his death, another sideshow, one bent on legitimizing him, has taken over th…

19 hours ago·Chicago, United States

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CNN

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Trump to pardon late Pete Rose ‘in the coming weeks’ while MLB considers petition to reinstate all-time hits leader

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans to pardon the late baseball all-time hit king Pete Rose “in the coming weeks,” while Major League Baseball is considering a petition to posthumously remove the Cincinnati Reds icon from the sport’s ineligible list.

21 hours ago·Atlanta, United States

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