LA Dodgers superstar pitcher Shohei Ohtani is adamant that he did not bet on baseball. And the mystery behind his ties to sports gambling is a sore spot on opening day. But long before the inquiry into Ohtani's ties to betting, there was Pete Rose. The Cincinnati Red was a consistent hitter with a brash personality.

This week, we're revisiting an archival interview with Rose from 2004. In it, he talks about his book "Peter Rose: My Prison Without Bars," in which he admits for the first time that he gambled on baseball.

This episode was first broadcast on January 28, 2004.

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