This day in baseball: Pete Rose investigated
Posted: March 20, 2015 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: A. Bartlett Giamatti, Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Commissioner of Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pete Rose, Peter Ueberroth, sports Leave a commentOn March 20, 1989, Peter Ueberroth, the commissioner of baseball, and commissioner-elect A. Bartlett Giamatti released a statement that Major League Baseball was investigating the allegations surrounding Reds’ manager Pete Rose and gambling. According to the statement, the commissioner’s office “has for several months been conducting a full inquiry into serious allegations involving Mr. Pete Rose.” While the commissioner’s office declined further comment, rumors of a possible suspension surrounded the investigation.
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