'Travesty' Pete Rose isn't in the Hall of Fame, ex-MLB star says

Former MLB star Will Clark appears on OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb Show" to talk about Pete Rose.

Pete Rose passed away on Monday at 83 years old, and the question about whether he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame is raging. 

Six-time MLB All-Star Will Clark made his stance clear on Rose’s potential Hall of Fame induction during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show."

"What I was saying about Pete is how can you not let him into the Hall of Fame? He is by far, by far the best hitter of a baseball ever. I mean you got to get 200 hits for 21 straight years, and then you're still 56 hits shy of his record," Clark said.

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Pete Rose waves to fans during the unveiling of a statue dedicated to him at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMAGN)

"He is unbelievable how good of a hitter that man was, and yet we let druggies and steroid users and everything else into this beautiful game of baseball, and we won’t let the best that ever was at hitting a baseball into the Hall of Fame. I think it’s a travesty," Clark continued.

Rose won an MVP, was a three-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, three-time batting champion and a 17-time All-Star over the course of his 24-year playing career. 

Rose not only leads MLB in all-time hits, but he also has the most games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and singles (3,215) recorded.

There is no question Rose’s resume is Hall of Fame worthy. He is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame because of a gambling scandal during his tenure managing the Cincinnati Reds.

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