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Trump Announces Posthumous Pardon for Baseball Legend Pete Rose

3/1/2025

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In a bold move, President Donald Trump revealed plans to posthumously pardon baseball icon Pete Rose, who passed away in September 2024 at 83. Banned for life in 1989 due to gambling, Rose's remarkable achievement of 4,256 hits has fueled Trump's criticism of MLB's decision to keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

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In a bold move, President Donald Trump revealed plans to posthumously pardon baseball icon Pete Rose, who passed away in September 2024 at 83. Banned for life in 1989 due to gambling, Rose's remarkable achievement of 4,256 hits has fueled Trump's criticism of MLB's decision to keep him out of the Hall of Fame.