Pete Rose is hoping for reinstatement to baseball, but a new report on his old gambling habits might hinder his chances.
ESPN's "Outside the Lines" said it has obtained documents from a notebook containing records that Rose bet on baseball while he was a player.
Rose was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 after an investigation revealed he bet on the sport while managing the Cincinnati Reds.
The all-time hits leader had admitted he gambled on other sports, but had maintained he never bet on baseball until coming clean in 2004. He said it was only while he was a manager and never while playing.
However, ESPN said copies of a notebook seized from the home of former Rose associate Michael Bertolini during a U.S. Postal Inspection Service raid in October 1989 show Rose made bets on baseball while still a player-manager in 1986.
The documents, from March 1986 through July of that year, show Rose placed bets on numerous baseball games, including those he played in with the Reds.
Rose played in 72 games with the Reds during the 1986 season, his last as an active player. He finished his brilliant 24-year career with a big league record 4,256 hits.
Earlier this year, Rose applied for reinstatement with new baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. He was banned by then-commissioner Bart Giamatti in 1989 and unsuccessfully applied for reinstatement when Bud Selig was commissioner.
Now 74 years old, Rose was a 17-time All-Star in a career with the Reds, Phillies and Expos. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year and 1973 National League MVP with Cincinnati, and was also the MVP of the 1975 World Series when he helped the Reds beat the Boston Red Sox.
Rose also played on World Series champion squads with the Reds in 1976 and the Phillies in 1980.
[SportsNetwork.com]
