Pete Rose, baseball’s infamous gambler, still is not – and may never be – in the MLB Hall of Fame. But the former Cincinnati Reds player and manager will be honored by his former club for the 25th anniversary of his breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time career hits total. The Reds received permission from MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to honor the disgraced hitter for just the second time since being banned in 1989. Rose missed out on the Reds honoring of the 1975 World Series champions in 2000 as well as the old-timers softball game commemorating the closing of Cinergy Field in 2002.

Rose spent the first 15 years of his career with the Reds; from 1963-78, then took a brief exodus to Philadelphia and Montreal before returning to Cincinnati in 1984. On Sept. 11, 1985, Rose singled to left-center field to break Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record with his 4,192nd career hit. He ended his career with 4,256 hits – a mark that still stands as best in MLB history. He and Cobb remain the only two players to amass over 4,000 in a career.

Rose has a career batting average of .303 with an OPS of .784. His 4,256 hits come from 14,053 at bats and include 746 doubles, 135 triples and 160 home runs. He scored 2,165 runs and accumulated 1,314 RBI. He struck out 1,143 times and had 1,566 walks. Among his exclusively National League honors, he is a 17-time all-star, leave MVP in 1973, World Series MVP in 1975, Rookie of the Year in 1963, Silver Slugger award winner in 1981 and two-time Gold Glove winner in 1969 and 1970. But he’s not allowed in the Hall of Fame.

In 1989, Rose agreed to being banned from MLB due to allegations of gambling on baseball games, including games in which he participated. Rose, a noted gambler, was never proven to have actually done what he was accused of. While he is still ineligible for the Hall of Fame, baseball will allow Cincinnati to honor Rose’s 25-year-old accomplishment, but will have to do it a day after the quarter-century anniversary as Rose has a prior commitment on the 11th of September, at a casino, no less.