Pete Rose is officially out at Fox Sports.
Fox Sports announced that the former Phillies and Reds all-star has been removed from its postseason telecasts following allegations of statutory rape that became public during testimony in federal court connected to a defamation lawsuit he filed in 2016.
Fox Sports will be replacing Rose with two iconic former players: SNY analyst Keith Hernandez and former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. Both will join fellow analysts Alex Rodriguez and Frank Thomas on the network’s postseason studio coverage, hosted by Kevin Burkhardt.
“I’m thrilled to death that I’m involved in this,” Hernandez told Newsday.