Pete Rose is reportedly asking MLB for reinstatement and using the astros' recent cheating scandal as an example of why he should be let back in.
Pete Rose is asking MLB for reinstatement and is using the Houston Astros electronic cheating scandal in his argument, according toRose made his request in 20 page letter sent to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and a copy was obtained by ESPN.
Rose, one of the greatest hitters of all-time, was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 after an investigation found him guilty of wagering on games while he was manager of theHe has previously applied for reinstatement, most recently in 2015, but has been denied each time. “It has never been suggested, let alone established, that any of Mr. Rose’s actions influenced the outcome of any game or the performance of any player,” the petition says, according to ESPN. “Yet for the thirty-first year and counting, he continues to suffer a punishment vastly disproportionate to those who have done just that. Given the manner in which Major League Baseball has treated and continues to treat other egregious assaults on the integrity of the game, Mr.
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