CINCINNATI -- On the heels of his induction into the Reds' Hall of Fame this past summer, all-time hits leader Pete Rose will receive another honor next year. The Reds announced on Thursday that a statue of Rose will be unveiled and dedicated outside of Great American Ball Park on June 17, before the Reds play the Dodgers.
Local artist Tom Tsuchiya was again commissioned as sculptor of a Reds statue. Tsuchiya created the three previous statues of honor for Big Red Machine members Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez. He also sculpted the four original statues on Crosley Terrace of Joe Nuxhall, Frank Robinson, Ernie Lombardi and Ted Kluszewski.