On June 23, a report from ESPN’s Outside the Lines said that former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose had bet on baseball as a player, not exclusively as a manager. The report could be a damaging one as Rose appeals his case for reinstatement with commissioner Rob Manfred.
On Thursday, Rose finally responded to the latest allegations on Fox Sports 1, with whom he currently works as an analyst:
Rose didn’t do much in the way of addressing the report, telling Chris Myers:
“I applied for reinstatement in February, and when I applied for reinstatement, I promised the commissioner’s office that I would not comment on anything surrounding my case…and I’m going to keep my end of the bargain.