Pete Rose

Rose was accused in a 2017 lawsuit of having a sexual relationship with an underage girl in the 1970s.

“Three or four years ago [five years], I was supposed to go into the Phillies Wall of Fame and the Phillies canceled that and I’m happy that whoever gave the OK gave the OK,” Rose said. The spokesperson added that they would consider bringing Rose back to Citizens Bank Park again, if there was another celebration of a team Rose was part of, and if MLB gave its approval. “In stark contrast to the Wall of Fame award which honors an individual player, this weekend is a team celebration and reunion,” the spokesperson said. The Wall of Fame is a singularly personal honor, and for the Phillies, his past off-field behavior undermines his baseball achievements which would otherwise give rise to that award.” But I always thought he should be in the Hall of Fame. And if I’m taking my kids there to see him, I want to see Pete Rose and talk about how great he was. When asked whether the testimony that came out about Rose in 2017 was a consideration in his teammates’ insistence on inviting him back, Boone said “I have no idea.” The Phillies were planning to induct Rose into their Wall of Fame in 2017, but abruptly canceled their plans to do so after Jane Doe’s testimony came out. “Pete was a leader of the team and an essential member of it. In 2017, testimony came out in federal court alleging that he had a relationship with a girl in Cincinnati — referred to as Jane Doe — who was below the age of consent at the time the relationship started. “Sometime after that, Pete Rose and I began meeting at a house in Cincinnati,” the woman’s statement said. The testimony came out as part of a defamation lawsuit Rose brought against lawyer John Dowd in 2017. He added that their relationship “began sometime in 1975.” Rose was 34 years old in 1975 and married with two children.

Forget about Pete Rose's betting scandal ... claims of statutory rape were actually top of mind Sunday when the Phillies trotted him out in an honorary ...

I'm here for the Phillies organization. I'm here for the Philly fans. PR reportedly said to her, "Will you forgive me if I sign 1000 baseballs for you?" Coffey further expanded, later saying Rose attempted to apologize to her for the earlier interaction ... but that, too, was seemingly botched. His response: 'No, I’m not here to talk about that. Twitter Tweet Unavailable

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All he's doing is alienating a sizable chunk of the fan base and tarnishing the org's reputation," Bill Baer replied. At one point, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Alex Coffey asked Rose if he believed his presence sends "a negative message to women." Baseball's all-time leading hitter Pete Rose was at Citizens Bank Park to commemorate the 1980 World Series title he helped them win.

Pete Rose wasn't willing to talk about allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a minor decades ago.

In addition, the club received permission from the Commissioner’s Office to invite Pete as a member of the championship team.” “Everyone wants Pete to be part of the festivities since there would be no trophy in 1980 without him. I’m here for the Philly fans. A woman identified as Jane Doe claimed that she had a sexual relationship with Rose when she was 14 or 15 years old in 1973. Still, the Phillies were going to honor him in 2017 and induct him into their Wall of Fame before the allegations arose. “No, I’m not here to talk about that.