Baseball legend Pete Rose – also known as “Charlie Hustle” – was pronounced dead at the age of 83 in Clark County, Nevada

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Multiple news organizations are reporting that Pete Rose, MLB’s “Charlie Hustle” and baseball legend, has died at the age of 83. The coroner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed the news to multiple news outlets but declined to provide the cause of death.

The Cincinnati Reds issued this statement on X (formerly Twitter): “The Reds are heartbroken to learn of the passing of baseball legend Pete Rose.”

Rose, born in Cincinnati, played in Major League Basketball from 1963 to 1986, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine in the 1970s. He was manager of the Reds from 1984 to 1989. He also plays for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

According to Wikipedia, he is the MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562, at bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series championships, three batting titles, a Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Glove Awards and the Rookie of the Year Award. He made 17 All-Star appearances at an unprecedented five positions – second baseman, left fielder, third baseman and first baseman.

In August 1989, Rose was penalized with a permanent ban from playing baseball following allegations that he acted in baseball games while playing for and coaching the Reds.