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‘If they retired my number here, don’t you think the fans would be elated? They could send a hit man after me, and I would still be out there trying to sell baseball. My name’s synonymous with baseball.’

Pete Rose, honored at a ceremony at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Because of Rose’s lifetime ban, his number cannot be retired and he is not eligible for induction into the Reds’ or baseball’s halls of fame.