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OH SCR4

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Thomas

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Origin

Senate

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Urges Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred to remove Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list as soon as possible.

  • Urges the Baseball Writers' Association of America and National Baseball Hall of Fame to include Pete Rose on the Hall of Fame ballot.

  • Notes Rose holds the all-time records in hits, at bats, and games played in Major League Baseball and was a 17-time All-Star with two World Series titles.

  • Details that Rose voluntarily accepted placement on the ineligible list on August 24, 1989, following an investigation into gambling activities, though no evidence showed he gambled against his team while managing.

  • References Rose's reinstatement application on March 16, 2015, and the 2015 All-Star Game being held in Cincinnati, the city central to Rose's playing and managerial career.

Legislative Description

Urge inclusion of Pete Rose on Hall of Fame ballot

Last Action

Refer to Committee: State and Local Government

4/29/2015

Committee Referrals

State and Local Government4/29/2015

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