CINCINNATI — Reds legend and MLB Hit King Pete Rose died on Monday. The 83-year-old was with some of his former teammates over the weekend. Reds legend Johnny Bench reacted to the news with a social media post.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose died Monday. He was 83. After reaching the pinnacle of the sport he loved, Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while manager of his hometown Reds. That came just four years after Rose had broken Ty Cobb’s hit record, a mark that still stands. He is MLB's all-time hits leader with 4,256.

Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.