He ran to first on walks. He shattered records, charged into catchers, and turned hustle into mythology. But Pete Rose’s story was always more than baseball. It was triumph, scandal, exile — and now, redemption. In this emotionally raw episode of Cardboard Credentials, we track Rose’s entire journey: from his 1964 Topps #125 breakout card to the pursuit of Ty Cobb, the lifetime ban that followed, and the stunning 2025 decision by Commissioner Rob Manfred to lift that ban — just months after Rose’s death. This is the full story of Charlie Hustle, told through the cardboard that never stopped waiting for him to come home.