In a 2017 interview with Cincinnati.com, Gaylord Perry stated that Pete Rose should not be accepted into the Hall of Fame because of his gambling past.
“Pete did the worst thing possible, worse than steroids,” Perry said. “He put money on games, win or lose. He’s paying the price.”
While Pete retired as a player in 1986, he had also already been managing the Cincinnati Reds since 1984. The Reds’ outfielder is believed to have started gambling around the time he started managing the team.
Rose made bets on the Cincinnati Reds. After his gambling past was revealed, he was permanently banned from the game. However, in 2022, Pete Rose appealed the decision on his ban from the Hall of Fame.
Pete Rose plays around with his son, Tyler, before a game in 1985 https://t.co/THdDfHBNQl
Seeing this, Gaylord Perry, the San Francisco Giants legend, commented that, even more than steroid usage, what Rose did was worse. He expressed his displeasure at Rose by saying that he put money into the game and tarnished its meaning. He stated that Rose was paying his dues because of the mistake he made.
When Pete Rose appealed his Hall of Fame eligibility
In a letter to the MLB’s commissioner, Peter Rose appealed his case for eligibility for Hall of Fame induction.
