Thom Brennaman, the son of Marty Brennaman, talks to OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" and reveals his father's reaction to Pete Rose's death.
The baseball world is reeling from the loss of Major League Baseball’s hit king, Pete Rose, who died at age 83 this week. Marty Brennaman, the father of former MLB broadcaster Thom Brennaman, was the announcer for the Cincinnati Reds while Rose was on the team.
Thom joined OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me With Dan Dakich" to discuss the legend of Rose and the relationship between his father and Rose. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose is introduced during a pregame ceremony for the unveiling of Rose's statue outside Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMAGN) "My dad’s having a really hard time. (Marty Brennaman) broadcasted the team for 47 years.
In fact, he has not gone on any shows like this or done any interviews since finding out the news last night; and I talked to him, and he said, ‘You know, my two best friends in baseball have died in the last two years, in Joe Morgan and Pete Rose," Thom Brennaman said. "I mean, those three guys were inseparable for years and even now talked all the time on the phone and got together a number of times a year.