Former President Donald Trump announced via his Truth Social platform that he plans to issue a complete pardon for the late baseball player Pete Rose. Rose, who passed away in September, was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for betting on his own team to win.
Trump’s decision to pardon Rose comes despite the fact that the player had previously been involved in a tax case in 1990, in which he pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns and served a five-month prison sentence. The former president did not address this issue in his statement.
Rose was banned from MLB in 1989 after it was determined that he had bet on games while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds. This ban also extended to the Hall of Fame, which adopted a rule preventing people on the permanently ineligible list from appearing on the hall ballot in 1991.
Despite his controversial past, Pete Rose remains a legendary figure in Major League Baseball. Trump’s decision to issue a pardon for Rose has sparked mixed reactions, with some questioning the motives behind the move. The former president has indicated that he will sign the pardon for Rose in the coming weeks.
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