MLB all-time hits leader Pete Rose died last fall while still serving his permanent ban from the league and its Hall of Fame. In an interview conducted 10 days before his death on Sept. 30, 2024, Rose predicted he would reach the Hall of Fame after he died.

MLB all-time hits leader Pete Rose, in an interview 10 days before his death in September, said he believed "that I'll make the Hall of Fame after I die."