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The Cincinnati Reds paid tribute to Pete Rose on Wednesday night, one day after the major baseball leagues eliminated the leader of the successes of all time and others from the permanently ineligible list.
Red fans packed the city on the road to Great American Ballpark to see the team celebrate one of the best players in the history of the franchise, since it will have the opportunity to have a plaque in Cooperstown, New York, in the Hall of Fame of Baseball.
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A sculpture by Pete Rose is shown during Pete Rose’s night events before a baseball game between Cincinnati’s Reds and Chicago’s white socks on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Fields of “Pete! Pete!” They were heard throughout the park. The stadium celebrated a moment of silence prior to the game and a choir of Rose’s High School in Cincinnati performed the national anthem. Fans wore pink t -shirts and were shown on the video board throughout the game.
“It was amazing,” said Pete Rose Jr. about the ceremony, through MLB.com. “It’s a house. All these are friends and family. I drove 15 minutes from home to get to the stadium. I will drive 15 minutes ago. I try to explain people, they really don’t get the aspect that Dad is here. I try to tell you that it is our baby ruth. If you are from here, he is our baby ruth.”
He added that the family could not have asked “for a better night.”
Andrew Scheidt and his 1 -year -old son, Matthew Scheidt, visit the bronze statue of former Cincinnati Reds player, Pete Rose out of the great American Park Ball on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in Cincinnati before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Sox White Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Pete Rose’s daughter, Fawn Rose, speaks as players from the Red Hall of Fame, from left to right, George Foster, Barry Larkin and Eric Davis listen during the events of Pete Rose’s night before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the white stockings of Chicago on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rose was placed on the ineligible list after the revelation that he played with the Reds to win, both as a player and manager. After years of claiming innocence, Rose admitted the game in 2004. He also faced accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior in the years after the withdrawal of the game.
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He regretted in his final interview that he would only enter the Hall of Fame after his death. It is a prophecy that took a step to reality on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, however, he was celebrated.
The owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Bob Castellini, hugs Pete Rose’s daughter, Fawn Rose, while they are in the field for the Pete Rose Night events before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“My dad used to tell me all the stories of how hard I played every time,” said the reliever of the Reds Brent Suter. “You know, it never took a play, I was always running hard 90 (feet), sliding in the head, you know, getting into each game … This was a guy who simply embodied hardness, sand.”
Los Rojos manager, Terry Francona, also talked about Rose. He was a Rose’s teammate with Cincinnati and Montreal’s exhibitions.
“He played baseball with as much passion and competitive enjoyment as you could,” he said. “You wanted to be on your team.”
Now, the debate begins on whether Rose should be in the Hall of Fame and if it was correct to keep it out while baseball did.
The fans of the Cincinnatio Reds are found during an event on Pete Rose’s night before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“I know that I simplify things too much. But what Pete did as a player, if he is not inside, there is no room of fame,” Francona said. “But I understand it. There are some things that … I’m glad I don’t have to make (those decisions.”
