The Cincinnati Reds have been angling for years for a way to justify a larger presence of the suspended hit king Pete Rose in Great American Ballpark. When MLB allowed Rose to be on the field when he was inducted into the Reds’ Hall of Fame, the Reds decided to keep the honors coming. The next honor will be Rose’s addition to current seven statues that adorn the outside of GABP.
Rose’s statue will be of his iconic head first slide. His helmet will be off his head, but how they’ll suspend that in mid-air is a mystery.