Pete Rose (rosepe02)
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Note: This page links to Pete Rose, Jr., who played in the majors in 1997. For his father who is the all time leader in hits, click here.
Peter Edward Rose Jr.
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 1, 1997
- Final Game September 28, 1997
- Born November 16, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Pete Rose Jr. has had an extensive baseball career that has lasted 18 years. As of the middle of May 2007, he is hitting .303 and slugging .515 for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. He played in the majors in 1997.
Rose was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 16, 1969, shortly after his father Pete Rose had won the National League batting title that year. Attending Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, he was drafted in 1988 in the 12th round by the Baltimore Orioles.
From 1989-1991 he was in Single A ball with the Baltimore organization. In 1992 and 1993 he was in Single A with the Cleveland organization. The White Sox had him from 1994-1996, and as his hitting improved, they moved him up the organization. He came to Birmingham the year after Michael Jordan, the basketball star, played one season there.
The Cincinnati Reds had him in 1997, and after he hit well in Double A ball, he was briefly moved up to Triple A and then to the majors. He appeared in 11 games in the majors, getting 2 hits in 14 at-bats. He also drew 2 walks but struck out 9 times.
After his major league days, he continued to play ball, either in Triple A, Double A, or in independent leagues. In those years, he has played in the minor league organizations of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and (again) Cincinnati. The Joliet Jackhammers say he owns several defensive records while playing with them, and he was on the Northern League All-Star team while playing for them in 2003. He was named manager of the Florence Freedom, a Frontier League team playing in the greater Cincinnati area, on July 7, 2004, replacing Tom Browning. However, he quit after one game - a win -, prefering to return to play in the Northern League.
The son of Pete Rose Sr. and nephew of minor league pitcher David Rose, Pete Rose Jr. ended his career with only 2 hits, 4254 shy of his father's total. Barry Larkin played with both Rose Sr. and Rose Jr. In the minors, he hit only .262 over more than a decade. Like his father, Pete Jr. has a criminal record, pleading guilty to the distribution of a steroid alternative to his teammates on the Chattanooga Lookouts. He faced up to two years in prison for his crime, but instead served only a month in jail. He was released from jail on July 4, 2006.
