The Reds pay tribute to Pete Rose
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Pete Rose is off the MLB ineligible list and permitted for Hall of Fame consideration. The Cincinnati Reds are taking advantage of the moment. As luck would have it, the Reds already had "Pete Rose Night" scheduled for Wednesday,
The Cincinnati Reds hosted Pete Rose Night on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Rose finished his career with 4,256 hits, three World Series Championships, 17 All-Star appearances and one MVP. He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016. There's a statue of Rose outside of Great American Ballpark.
Pete Rose was a larger-than-life baseball star during his playing career. But he belonged to Cincinnati. It's where Rose was born, where he played for most of his 24 seasons and also managed. On Wednesday,
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said he feels honored to be part of Wednesday's ceremony honoring former teammate Pete Rose
Andrew Abbott added seven strikeouts to his season total against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, helping the Cincinnati Reds lefty further improve his K%.
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"Our infielders are taught to go get the ball until they're called off. From where I called I'm sure he didn't hear me," said Friedl, who paid for it.
Think about Tuesday night alone. Elly De La Cruz hits a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth. Finally, Elly gets a clutch hit. The Reds' biggest superstar gets the biggest hit of the game, but it could have been a walk-off home run had the same base running mistakes we've seen all season not occurred again on Tuesday night.