Rose Admits to Betting ; Hits Leader Banned Since 1989
The Washington Times › January 12, 2004
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Banished baseball legend Pete Rose yesterday ended more than 14 years of strident denials and admitted to betting on baseball while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1980s.
Confirming an exhaustive investigation Major League Baseball used to impose a lifetime ban on Rose, the game's all-time leader in hits said he bet on baseball four or five times a week during 1987 and 1988. Gambling on baseball by those working in the sport is considered by MLB to be baseball's greatest sin.See the full content of this document
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Rose Admits to Betting ; Hits Leader Banned Since 1989
"It's time to clean the slate, it's time to take responsibility. I'm 14 years late," Rose says in an interview with ABC News that will air Thursday evening. The interview is one of many planned in conjunction wit...
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