(15 May 2025)
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Cincinnati, Ohio – 14 May 2025
1. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame players seat (left to right) George Foster, Barry Larkin and Eric Davis
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame player: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1++
"My first at bat for the Reds was with Pete Rose’s bat and Pete Rose’s cleats."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Diane Brown, Pete Rose fan: ++PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 4++
"I grew up with the Cincinnati Reds back in the 70s, the great red machine back in the 70s with Sparky Anderson. I loved watching them. My parents brought me down here all the time. We loved it and I love Pete Rose."
4. Miniature statue of the bronze statue of Pete Rose located outside Great American Ball Park
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Koebbe, Cincinnati Reds fan: ++PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 6++
"I think that’s really exciting news to hear that Pete is reinstated into Major League Baseball. He’s eligible for the Hall of Fame, an honor that he certainly has worked hard and earned, and it’ll be nice to see him one day, hopefully, get elected into the Hall of Fame. It’s just unfortunate he won’t be alive to see it."
6. Tilt up of Pete Rose jersey with flowers
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sue Carter, sister of former Rose teammate Dan Neville:
"I can’t even explain it. I got chills just thinking about it. It’s, you know, I feel like I’m right there with him and I’m kind of reliving some of the excitement that they had way back then. A great day to honor Pete Rose and Dan and all the rest."
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Brent Suter, Cincinnati Reds pitcher:
"He’s just a bigger-than-life character. I mean, he just means so much to every Cincinnati, and I feel, especially every Reds fan, and he will never be forgotten."
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Fawn Rose, Daughter of Pete Rose:
"I’m so happy to be here, as are the rest of my family."
10. Rose’s family applauding
11. Pan of crowd applauding
STORYLINE:
Pete Rose was celebrated by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night, a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanent ineligibility list.
There were chants of “Pete! Pete!” at Great American Ball Park.
There was a pregame moment of silence, and a choir from Rose’s Cincinnati high school performed the national anthem.
The No. 14 was everywhere, from the replica jerseys in the stands to the highlights shown on the videoboard.
It was the type of all-out effort that Rose himself would have appreciated.
Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin and Eric Davis — who played for Rose when he managed the Reds — shared stories about their former manager during a pregame panel, joined by former Rose teammate George Foster.
Members of Rose’s family delivered the game ball before Cincinnati’s 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Rose, who died in September at age 83, played for the Reds in 19 of his 24 seasons, winning two of his three World Series championships with his hometown team.
His career was tarnished by a gambling scandal that led to a permanent ban on August 23, 1989.
An investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose — a 17-time All-Star who finished with 4,256 hits — repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule.
Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday he was changing the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death.
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