Rose's career spanned from 1963 to 1986 as a player and from 1984 to 1989 as a manager, during which he set records in games played and hits.

Declassified FBI documents reveal that Pete Rose owed Peters $90,000 in sports betting losses, as early as 1987.

Although gambling allegations against Rose were unproven when he was banned, he later admitted in 2004 to betting on baseball games he managed and in 2015 on games he played in.

Pete Rose, MLB's all-time hits leader, was banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on games, but his lifetime ban was lifted after his death, opening the door for potential Hall of Fame consideration in December 2027.

An interview from November 1987 indicates Rose bet on football, basketball, and horse racing, typically wagering around $1,000 to $2,000 per game, and owed Peters $80,000.

The FBI released 130 pages of documents related to a 1980s gambling and narcotics operation run by Ronald Peters, Pete Rose's former bookie, who died in 2016.

These documents also show that Rose frequently entered Peters' establishment through a private entrance and was a silent partner in a Cincinnati bar operated by Peters.

His ban was initially based on MLB Rule 21, which prohibits league personnel from betting on baseball, but it was reinstated posthumously, allowing for possible Hall of Fame induction.