Pete Rose is backing Donald Trump ahead of the Ohio primary

Not in the Hall of Fame but in the good graces of Trump.
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Ahead of Tuesday's primary in Ohio, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump earned the endorsement of an infamous native son — Pete Rose. The disgraced former Cincinnati Reds player and manager, who, despite his best efforts, is still banned from Major League Baseball, sent Trump a signed baseball asking that he "please make America great again."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.