PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.
Rose accepted the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by attorney John Dowd found that Rose made numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985 to 1987 while playing and managing the team
Baseball’s career hits leader will be part of the Daughters’ Alumni Weekend and will appear on the field alongside many former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team on 7 august
Larry Bowa, the starting shortstop for the 1980 team, said during Saturday night’s telecast of the Cubs-Phillies game that Rose, 81, would appear at the event. A Phillies spokesman confirmed Bowa’s statement.
Rose has made appearances at ceremonies in Cincinnati since being banned.
His last request to be reinstated to MLB was denied by commissioner Rob Manfred in 2015.
Rose, a 17-time All-Star, had 826 of his 4,256 hits during his five years with the Phillies from 1979-83.
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