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, a mark that still stands. He is MLB's all-time hits leader with 4,256.

But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.

Pete Rose, one of the most recognizable figures in professional baseball during the 20th century, has died at the age of 83. TMZ shared a confirmation from Rose’s agent, Ryan Fiterman, late Monday afternoon that the 17-time MLB All-Star and iconic Cincinnati Reds player and manager had died at his home in Las Vegas.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose has died, according to reports from ABC and TMZ. The Cincinnati native who attended Western Hills High School and spent most of his career with the Reds died at the age of 83, our news partners at WCPO reported.

Jack Billingham was 18 when he first saw Pete Rose in the Florida State League. Years later, he'd see a different Rose as a Cincinnati Reds teammate.