Pete Rose, who is on baseball’s permanently ineligible list, will be on the field before the All-Star Game in Cincinnati on Tuesday as one of the four most influential players in Reds history, selected by fans’ votes.
Although M.L.B. will not reveal the so-called Franchise Four winners for each of the 30 teams until the pregame ceremony at Great American Ball Park, Rose said during a conference call on Thursday that he was among the four Reds selected, along with Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Barry Larkin.
“Being on the field with Bench, Morgan and Larkin is really gratifying to me,” he said.