Despite his denials, new evidence reportedly reveals Pete Rose wagered on baseball as a player.

Despite his denials, new evidence reportedly reveals Pete Rose wagered on baseball as a player.

The former Cincinnati Red, who holds the all-time record for hits, has been banned from baseball since 1989.

Pete Rose, the legendary player for the Cincinnati Reds, has reportedly denied ever having wagered on baseball throughout his playing career. ESPN has obtained scans from a notebook that support this allegation.

Rose, known as the “Hit King” and the owner of the all-time hits record of 4,256, has been barred from baseball since 1989 when it was discovered during a comprehensive investigation that he had placed bets on game results while managing the Cincinnati Reds. He’s maintained for a long time that he never backs the Reds.

Rule 21 of the Major League Baseball says: “Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible.”

Rose asserts that during his time as a competitive player, he never placed a wager. ESPN notes that Rose stated to the presenter of an ESPN radio program in April that he “never.

Rose has been employed with Fox Sports as a commentator since April 2015. Rose submitted an application for league reinstatement in March 2015, upon Rob Manfred’s appointment as commissioner.