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Pete Rose was admitted to and sent home from a hospital just days before he passed away at the age of 83, according to a report from TMZ Sports.

Rose, known as “Charlie Hustle” for his aggressive and enthusiastic play, passed away on September 30th.

Just five days earlier, a friend of his brought him to the hospital allegedly because he was “acting different.”

The visit prompted doctors to run a battery of tests which didn’t find anything unusual. In fact, the outlet reports, everything “appeared fine and did not show anything wrong with Pete.”

Following his discharge, Rose traveled from his home in Las Vegas to a fan event in Nashville where he was pictured on the 29th. After flying back home, the Cincinnati Reds legend passed just hours later.

Pete Rose Didn’t Seem Like Himself

Tony Perez, who played 13 seasons with Rose for the Cincinnati Reds as part of the “Big Red Machine,” attended the fan meet and greet with Pete Rose just days before his death.

Perez indicates that his old teammate just didn’t seem like himself that day, a further confirmation that the other associate was correct in getting him to a hospital.

“He wasn’t feeling that well, he didn’t look too good,” Perez told TMZ. “He wasn’t a talker, he didn’t say much.”

Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench reiterated the observation during an interview with The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday.

“The guys were very concerned about him on Sunday because they said he just wasn’t the same old Pete,” Bench said. “It’s sad. It really is.”

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Baseball Mourns

The passing of Pete Rose marked the end of an era for baseball fans and left behind a legacy filled with both remarkable achievements and significant controversies.

Rose, who spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, was Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader with 4,256 hits, a record that still stands. He was one of the most celebrated players in all of baseball.

But his passing also reignited discussions about his ban from baseball for gambling, a shadow that loomed large over his otherwise stellar career.

Despite it all, he was a beloved figure. Perhaps even more so for his flaws.

Major League Baseball had ample time to reverse his ban but opted not to. And now, the legend is gone. Maybe now they’ll do the right thing.

Rusty Weiss is a lifelong NFL and MLB fan (Cowboys/Dodgers) and sometimes fan of college basketball (Xavier). Rusty is... More about Rusty Weiss

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