"Banned for life for gambling." These are the words that are affixed to baseball legend Pete Rose, who died this week at the age of 83. He is remembered not for his historical achievements but for the consequences of his gambling addiction and the resulting ban from baseball.
Rose’s betting on baseball while managing led to a strict lifetime ban imposed by commissioner Angelo Bartlett Giamatti, who believed in preserving the integrity of the sport. His death at 51 was linked to the stress of enforcing this ban.
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