[3] Rose's father, an avid New York Yankees fan, encouraged his baseball fandom.

He worked the television booth until the retirement of long-time Mets radio voice Bob Murphy in 2003.

Cohen became the play-by-play broadcaster on then-new Mets television network SportsNet New York starting during the 2006 season, sharing the radio booth with partner Tom McCarthy.

In 2008, Wayne Hagin replaced McCarthy, and from 2012 to 2018, Rose called games with Josh Lewin.

Rose has also been the master of the ceremonies during key Mets events, including Opening Day at Shea Stadium and Citi Field since 2004.

[8] Additionally, he hosted the number retirement ceremonies of Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, and Darryl Strawberry.

In 2022, Rose began to cut back his schedule, calling approximately 100 games a season, following health issues.

[9] Rose worked as a play-by-play radio announcer for the New York Rangers, and was paired mainly with Sal Messina.

Rose was the play-by-play announcer for Islanders telecasts where he worked alongside Butch Goring.

Rose replaced Jiggs McDonald on Islanders broadcasts in 1995–96 and was previously partnered with Ed Westfall, Joe Micheletti, and Billy Jaffe.

Rose's end-of-game catchphrase is, "Put it in the books", used after the final out is recorded in a Mets win.