MLB legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83

MLB legend Pete Rose died at the age of 83, TMZ Sports has learned.

Rose, Major League Baseball’s hit king, died today at his home in Las Vegas.

Pete’s agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman Sports, confirmed the news and said, “The family requests privacy at this time.”

Pete was one of the greatest baseball players to ever grace the diamond. He received 17 All-Star Game nominations, won three World Series and was named NL MVP in 1973.

Rose, who played first base, second base and the outfield, collected an astonishing 4,256 hits over his 24-year career.

Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” Rose embodied courage and toughness on the field. He spent most of his legendary career with the Cincinnati Reds, but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos before returning to Cinci and ending his career as a player-manager.

Rose finally hung up his spikes (as a player) in 1986.

Of course, Rose wasn’t without controversy. He was banned from baseball by the MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti in 1989 after the league decided he would bet on baseball.

After years of denying betting on baseball, Pete finally admitted it in the mid-2000s.

Although he went clean, the MLB never lifted the lifetime ban, even though Rose – who was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame – is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

Now, after his death, it remains to be seen whether Pete will finally take his rightful place in Cooperstown.