Pete Rose to appear at Citizens Bank Park during Wall of Fame weekend
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the Phillies are set to recognize the 40th anniversary of the 1980 World Series champions during the weekend of Aug. 4-7.
Larry Bowa revealed on Saturday’s Phillies-Cubs telecast that Pete Rose will be in attendance during the team’s 1980 salute during alumni day on Aug. 7.
Rose’s inclusion in the festivities is a point of controversy.
In 2017, the team canceled his Wall of Fame induction ceremony after a woman claimed she had a sexual relationship with Rose before her 16th birthday. Rose acknowledged the relationship, but said the woman was 16 at the time, the age of consent in Ohio, where the relationship took place.
The woman’s claim was part of the defense’s testimony in a defamation lawsuit followed by Rose against John Dowd, the lawyer who investigated Rose for betting on baseball during his time as manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Rose, who played five seasons with the Phillies and recorded 826 hits, will become the only player in the 1980 Phillies Opening Day lineup to not be on the team’s Wall of Fame when Bake McBride is inducted on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Rose has not been to a Phillies games since he was placed on the permanently ineligible list in 1989.
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