At the crux of MLB hit king Pete Rose’s ban from baseball for 39 years was one commandment that the Reds legend had defied: Don’t gamble on baseball games. Not only did Rose commit baseball’s mortal sin, but he also admitted to betting on Reds games while he was the club’s manager, something that made the transgression even graver.
Rose’s ban was posthumously lifted in May 2025, nearly a year after his death. But the stain Rose’s actions placed on his integrity within the sport is at the very heart of another gambling scandal in sports, this time in college football.
