Pete Rose appeared to assume he would make the Corridor of Fame posthumously regardless of by no means seeing his title on a poll.
In what’s believed to be the MLB all-time hits chief’s closing interview earlier than his loss of life at 83 on Sept. 30, 2024, Rose instructed Ohio-based sportscaster John Condit on Sept. 20 what he believed can be the polarizing consequence of his longtime battle of getting Corridor of Fame consideration.
“I’ve come to the conclusion — I hope I’m wrong — that I’ll make the Hall of Fame after I die,” Rose stated within the interview. “Which I totally disagree with, because the Hall of Fame is for two reasons: your fans and your family.”
“That’s what the Hall of Fame is for. Your fans and your family,” Rose went on. “It’s for your family if you’re here. It’s for your fans if you’re here. Not if you’re 10 feet under.”
Rose was caught in 1989 playing on video games he was managing for the Cincinnati Reds.
This landed him on the completely ineligible record for the Corridor of Fame.
Rose admitted to betting on video games he was managed however not video games he performed in. He additionally continued that he solely ever wager on his crew to win.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is reportedly contemplating eradicating Rose from the ineligible record after a gathering with Rose’s eldest daughter, Fawn.
In 2020, ESPN reported that Manfred believed the banned record was for punishing gamers of their lifetime and that they may very well be exonerated posthumously.
With Manfred contemplating it, and even President Trump saying he would “pardon” Rose, MLB’s all-time chief in hits, singles, at-bats and video games performed may see his prophecy of creating the Corridor of Fame after his loss of life fulfilled.
“The Hall of Fame is for what you did on the field, not what you did off the field,” Rose stated.
However it nonetheless wouldn’t completely fulfill Rose as he would have wished to see it occur whereas he was nonetheless right here.
“What good is it going to do me or my fans if they put me in the Hall of Fame couple years after I pass away?” Rose stated. “What’s the point? What’s the point? Because they’ll make money over it?”
