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Pete Rose posed with Reds legends a day before his death
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Pete Rose posed with Reds legends a day before his death

Pete Rose apparently enjoyed a reunion with fellow members of the “Big Red Machine” at an autograph show in Franklin, Tennessee, on Sunday.

The Cincinnati Reds legend, who was part of the Reds teams that won back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976, died Monday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 83.

Rose, who was in a wheelchair, was taken along with his former Reds teammates Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Tony Perez and Ken Griffey Sr. seen in a photo posted to the Facebook page for the Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show.

(L-R) Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr. and Pete Rose, who was in a wheelchair, at the Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show in Franklin, Tennessee, on September 29, 2024. Rose died the next day. Facebook/Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show

“Sharing this photo from yesterday in the back room for everyone to see when the BIG RED MACHINE came together at Music City 2024. Great that they all got to see each other one last time,” the caption read.

The former MLB stars were part of ‘The Great Eight’ for the Reds during their dominance in the 1970s.

Pete Rose signs autographs during the Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show in Franklin, Tennessee on September 29, 2024. Facebook/Music City Sports Collectables and Autograph Show

They signed autographs during the event, according to a schedule on their website.

In a separate video, Rose smiled when someone asked him about his favorite gas station snacks.

‘What do you get at the gas station? Chips? Candy bar? Cookies?” the person said.

“Yes!” Rose said as she signed an autograph.

Rose was found dead in his home by a family member, according to the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, who told ABC News there were no signs of foul play.

Pete Rose at a Reds game as player/manager in 1989.
Glenn Hartong / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

A cause of death is still under investigation.

The medical examiner added that Rose was not under the care of a doctor when he died.

In 2018, Rose said his health was “deteriorating” in a lawsuit related to his public divorce from his estranged ex-wife, Carol Rose.

“(Rose) is currently disabled and can barely walk or travel,” Rose said in the filing, which was obtained by TMZ Sports. He was 77 at the time.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony for the unveiling of his bronze statue outside the stadium before a game against the Dodgers at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“His health is deteriorating, he has a heart condition and is on blood thinners.”

Rose added: ‘I am in poor health, disabled… and have difficulty walking.’

TMZ said at the time that he had undergone three heart procedures in five years.

Rose also said he was in “major debt” and lost two jobs in 2017.

Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader, was banned from the MLB for life in 1989 for betting on his own team.

As a result, he was never inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rose was the 1963 Rookie of the Year, the 1973 MVP, a three-time World Series champion, a seventeen-time MLB All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove winner.

He is survived by his four children.

Rose was reportedly in a long-term relationship with model Kiana Kim since 2011.