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Only hours after Donald Trump shocked the world by chastising The president of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took in the Oval Office to his truth social page to promise to forgive the baseball -big Pete Rose.
Roses, who Passed away last year At 83, for life is banned from baseball. He acknowledged in 2004 that he was on matches, although he was never against his own team. “For the next few weeks, I will sign a full waiver of Pete Rose, who should not have been on baseball, but only won on his team,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“He never tied against himself or the other team. He had by far the most hits in the baseball history and won more matches than anyone in sports history. ‘
Trump did not say what the waiver would cover because Rose was not convicted of a crime. The commander -in -chief has a similar plea during his first term in February 2020 and again in 2024.
It is not clear how the relationship between Trump and Rose was. In March 2016, Rose was forced by his lawyer to come forward and deny that he endorsed Trump’s first innings for the White House.
Trump posted a photo of a rose-subject baseball that reads: ‘Mr. Trump, please make America wonderful again. [Signed] Pete Rose. “It later emerged The roses would easily write anything on a baseball at a $ 75 fee.
In 2017, Philadelphia Phillies canceled a ceremony to honor Rose after the allegations arose that he had a sexual relationship with a girl in the 1970s before she was 16. He said she was 16 at the time, the age of permission, ESPN reports.
The Switch hit Rose called ‘Charlie Hustle’ for his stubborn playing style. Its 3.562 games and 14,053 bats are also MLB records. Rose was named an all-star 17 times and won the NL MVP in 1973. He was an important part of the Cincinnati Reds ‘Big Red Machine’ that won in 1975 and the World Series titles in 1975.
Rose won three batting titles and his lifelong average was .303. He hit 160 home runs and was known for his speed and Fearless Head First Slides.
However, the glory of roses on the field was partially overshadowed by the betting scandal that prevented him from being named after the game’s Hall of Fame. He was banned by commissioner Bart Giamatti for life in 1989, following an investigation into the allegations that he had broken the cardinal of the baseball, while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Rose declared his innocence for 15 years, before admitting in 2004 that he had to bet on matches, although he was never against his own team. Rose requested the league to be allowed several times in the sport over the years, but was unsuccessful.
After his career was over, Rose led young baseball players. “I can give you three pieces of advice, and it’s good for a baseball player, a footballer, a businessman, life in General,” Rose said. “One, be aggressive. Two, be more aggressive. And three, never be satisfied,” he said. “That’s the way I played the game – never satisfied.”
