Former Hamilton County judge recounts ruling that briefly cleared Red’s legend

Published: Jul. 29, 2026 at 6:55 PM EDT
In 1989, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge Norbert Nadel ruled in favor of Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose, granting a restraining order amid a high-profile gambling investigation headed by Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. However, Nadel’s ruling was quickly overturned, eventually ending in Rose’s suspension. Originally aired July 22, 1994