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A ceremony planned by the Philadelphia Phillies to honor Major League Baseball all-time hits king Pete Rose was canceled Wednesday after allegations he had a 1970s sexual relationship with a teen girl. The Phillies had intended to induct Rose, a key player on their 1980 World Series championship team, to the club's Wall of Fame on August 12, a day after giving away a bobblehead figure with Rose's likeness to game spectators. Both tributes were called off after allegations raised by ESPN that Rose, who played for the Phillies from 1979-1983 but spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, was having sex with the girl before she turned 16. Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 4:16:pm EST

Pete Rose, among the most infamous figures in baseball, lost another shot at honor, this time over allegations of statutory rape in the 1970s. The Philadelphia Phillies, a team Rose played for from 1979 to 1983, planned on honoring him before an Aug. 12 game at Citizens Bank Park. The accusations claim Rose maintained a sexual relationship with a girl who was under 16 years old while Rose was in his 30s. Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:44:pm EST

Mo’ne Davis is still performing well three years after she broke out in the Little League World Series. Remember Mo’ne Davis? In 2014, a 13-year-old Davis captured the nation’s attention with her dominant performance for the Taney Dragons in the Little League World Series. Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:40:pm EST

"Due to recent events, the Phillies and Pete Rose have decided that Pete will not participate in the Phillies Alumni Weekend festivities to be held at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 10-13, 2017," the Phillies announced Wednesday in a release. Rose, who is banned from baseball because he bet on games while manager of the Cincinnati Reds, had been voted by Phillies fans to be inducted into the team's Wall of Fame. Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:25:pm EST

The Philadelphia Phillies have canceled plans to honor Pete Rose next week because of a woman's claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball's hit king when she was a minor. The woman, identified as Jane Doe this week in a court filing, said Rose called her in 1973, when she was 14 or 15, and they began a sexual relationship in Cincinnati that lasted several years. She also alleges Rose met her in locations outside Ohio for sex. Rose's lawyer says the woman's claims are unverified. The Phillies were going to induct Rose into their Wall of Fame in an on-field ceremony on Aug. 12. Rose bobbleheads were going to be distributed on Aug. 11. The Phillies will not give away the collectibles and Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 12:40:pm EST