Rose, who died Monday at age 83, was a Cincinnati native from a working-class neighborhood whose father, like the father of Mickey Mantle, taught his son to be a switch hitter.

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s legendary all-time hits leader who was shunned by the Hall of Fame over a gambling scandal during his coaching career, died Monday in Clark County, NV. He was 83. During a live MLB postseason preview on ESPN,

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who endured a lifetime ban for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, his agent Jeff Lenkov confirmed to KTLA 5 News. According to TMZ, Rose died at his home in Las Vegas on Monday.