He bet on baseball. That is not in dispute. The question that concerns me specifically is if he bet on games involving his own team, the Reds. This is the part of the story that has Rose contending he bet on his team to win and only win:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2798498
I have to wonder if MLB has evidence to the contrary. In my opinion, if you are betting on a sport in which you participate in, specifically a league you are in, then you are out.