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,

MLB and Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose died Monday at the age of 83. The CW Sports football announcer Thom Brennaman, also a former broadcaster for the Reds, looks back on Rose’s legacy on and off the field.

Pete Rose's death Monday cast a shadow over a playoff-determining doubleheader, as baseball social media turned from celebrating two berths to mourn a legend.