When I was betting on baseball when I got suspended, I was betting illegally on baseball,” Rose said. \u201cI make no more illegal bets in my life. That\u2019s why they have casinos.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
Despite denying the allegations, Rose signed an agreement in 1989 that banned him after an MLB investigation found he placed bets on the Cincinnati Reds, the team he played for most of his career and managed for nearly five years. After that admission, the disgraced star would also serve a five-month federal sentence for tax evasion.<\/p>\n
A decade later, Rose and Gray had a contentious interview at the 1999 All-Star Game. That’s when Rose made a rare appearance after being named to the sport\u2019s All-Century Team. Gray tried to get Rose to confess to betting on the Reds, something Rose was unwilling to do at the time.<\/p>\n
Five years after that interview, though, Rose would publish a book in which he admitted placing bets. While he had hoped it would get him reinstated in the game and open the door to enshrinement in the Hall of Fame, the move backfired, as his request was denied by Commissioner Bud Selig.<\/p>\n
Rose, 79, seems resigned to his fate. In the interview with Gray, he admitted to screwing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love to go to the Hall of Fame<\/a>. Any player would,\u201d Rose told Gray. \u201cBut as long as this heart is beating, I\u2019m not going to go to the Hall of Fame.”<\/p>\nRose Still Has His Supporters<\/h2>\n
Rose, a Cincinnati native who spent most of his career with the Reds, was known for his hard-charging style of play. While not much of a power hitter, he accumulated 4,256 hits over his career and has held the MLB record for 35 years. He also won three World Series titles and a Most Valuable Player award.<\/p>\n