Pete Rose passes away at age 83

Pete Rose has passed away. (Mandatory Credit: VJ Lovero/SI/Icon SMI)Pete Rose — Major League Baseball’s hit king and a member of the 1980 World Series Champion Phillies — has passed away at age 83, his agent Ryan Fiterman told TMZ Sports.

Rose leaves behind one of the most complicated legacies not only in sports history, but in American history.

As a baseball player, Rose is one of the most accomplished players in the history of the sport. He was a 17-time All-Star, won the 1973 NL MVP and was the World Series MVP with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975.

While he was most remembered for the 19 years he spent across two stints with “the Big Red Machine” Reds, Rose did spend half a decade with the…