Pete Rose did not send GOP front-runner Donald Trump an autographed baseball, and he certainly didn’t endorse the billionaire businessman, the all-time hit king’s lawyer said Monday.

“Pete has made a point not to ‘endorse’ any particular presidential candidate,” attorney Ray Genco in a statement. “Though he respects everyone who works hard for our country — any outlet that misinterpreted a signed baseball for an endorsement was wrong.”

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