Pete Rose, Baseball’s Hit Leader Who Was Caught Betting on Games, Dies at 83

Former Philadelphia Phillies great Pete Rose acknowledges the crowd during Alumni Day ceremony before game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Aug. 7, 2022. Eric Hartline/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time leader in hits who was banned from the Hall of Fame after he was caught gambling on baseball games, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, said on Monday.

The medical examiner did not provide information on Rose’s cause of death.