New Evidence Shows MLB Legend Pete Rose Bet On Baseball As Player & Mob Had Mortgage On Him

For years, Pete Rose has said he only bet on baseball as a manager and not a player. However, new court documents are saying otherwise. According to the ESPN series Outside the Lines, Rose bet on games while he was playing. The documents are from copies of a notebook seized from the home of Rose's former associate Michael Bertolini back in 1989. Authorities say the authenticity of this evidence was verified by two sources that were a part of that '89 raid. The evidence also shows that the mob had a mortgage on him while he was both a player and manager.

These documents remained sealed under a court ordered mandate for 26 years. During this time, officials and the press were declined requests to look at them and it wasn't until this April did OTL receive the evidence.

Rose has since issued a statement through his lawyer, Raymond Geneco:

"I'm eager to sit down with [MLB commissioner Rob] Manfred to address my entire history – the good and the bad – and my long personal journey since baseball," the statement read. "That meeting likely will come sometime after the All-Star break. Therefore, at this point, it's not appropriate to comment on any specifics."

The new evidence shows that Rose bet on one MLB team on 30 different days and most bets were around $2,000. The largest single bet he lost was around $5,500 and it was over a Boston Celtics game. In one, day Rose lost more than $15,400 and in a single week he lost $25,500.

Despite all this evidence, do you think Rose should still be allowed in the Hall of Fame?