Reds to Honor Pete Rose a Day After MLB Lifts Lifetime Ban
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SEATTLE — As someone who grew up around Pete Rose, Aaron Boone was happy on Tuesday.
Commissioner Rob Manfred’s landmark decision enables Rose and other players to finally be considered for Cooperstown, but it hardly makes any of them a shoo-in. Not even the Hit King.
The late baseball star Pete Rose was never inducted into the Hall of Fame. Learn more about the MLB player’s history.
For Aaron Boone, it was personal. He grew up around Pete Rose; he wasn’t just baseball’s Hit King, he was his father’s teammate and friend. So the news of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s controversial decision to lift Pete Rose’s lifetime ban this week wasn’t just a big moment for baseball—it was personal for Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
People make mistakes, sometimes grave mistakes. Certainly, Pete made more than his share. Baseball fans across America are likely still divided on this guy.