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Whitey Ford of the Yankees gave Rose the nickname during a 1963 Spring training game during Rose's rookie season. Rose drew a walk and ran all out to first base. Ford gave him the nickname as an insult.Meaning his hustle was fake hustle. Only Rose took it as a compliment and it stuck.

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