Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose died Monday. He was 83.  After reaching the pinnacle of the sport he loved, Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while manager of his hometown Reds.   That came just four years after Rose had broken Ty Cobb’s hit record,

Baseball legend Pete Rose passes away at 83, leaving behind a legacy of unmatched achievements and controversies.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.