Pete Rose talks Hall of Fame induction in one of final interviews before death

Former sportscaster John Condit joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to share clips from his interview with Rose days before his death as President Donald Trump plans to posthumously pardon the baseball all-star.

In one of Pete Rose's final known interviews just 10 days before his death, he talked about his potential Hall of Fame induction. 

Rose, who died at 83 in September from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, came to a conclusion about his Hall of Fame chances. 

"I’ve come to the conclusion, I hope I’m wrong, I’ll make the Hall of Fame after I die," Rose said to sportscaster John Condit in footage aired on "Fox & Friends" for the first time on Tuesday. 

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Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose gives a thumbs up to the fans as he is introduced at the unveiling of the bronze statue of him outside the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMAGN)

"Which I totally disagree with because the Hall of Fame is for two reasons: your fans and your family," he said in the clip. "It’s for your family if you’re here. It’s for your fans if you’re here, not if you’re 10 feet under."

"What’s the point? Because they’ll make money over it? The Hall of Fame is for what you did on the field, not what you did off the field."

Rose would undoubtedly be in the Baseball Hall of Fame if his statistics on the field outweighed breaking the golden rule in the sport.

Rose is MLB’s hit king, with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974, was a 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion, and three-time batting title winner. 

However, the Cincinnati Reds star became a polarizing figure when news of his gambling on games rocked the sports world. Rose