Fox hires Pete Rose as special guest analyst
NEW YORK - Pete Rose is getting closer to the game as he awaits a ruling on his reinstatement request.
Fox Sports said Saturday that it was hiring the career hits leader as a special guest analyst.
Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after a Major League Baseball investigation concluded he bet on the Reds to win while managing the team.
Shortly after new Commissioner Rob Manfred took over in January, Rose applied for reinstatement.
Rose will appear on pregame and postgame shows on Fox along with studios programming on Fox Sports 1.
In 24 seasons in the majors, Rose had 4,256 hits and won three World Series titles. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NL Most Valuable Player. A 17-time All-Star, Rose made the team at five different positions.
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