Pete Rose’s cause of death is heart disease, according to coroner | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

A Nevada coroner determined that former Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose died of heart disease Monday at age 83.

Rose’s cause of death was “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” with diabetes mellitus being a significant medical condition, according to a report by Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse (according to Erin Couch of the…). Cincinnati Investigators and Emily Sanderson from WLWT 5.)

It was determined that the manner of Rose’s death was natural.

According to the Mayo Clinic, diabetes mellitus refers to several diseases that can cause problems with blood sugar levels. Diabetes, as well as atherosclerosis and high blood pressure, are considered risk factors for heart problems, including heart attack or stroke, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The Clark County coroner previously told ABC News that Rose’s death was under investigation after he was found in his home by a family member. According to Mark Osborne and Angeline Jane Bernabe, the auditor stated that there was “no evidence of foul play.”

The examiner also found that Rose “was not under medical care when he died,” according to Osborne and Bernabe.

During his 24-year MLB career, culminating in 19 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Rose set MLB records with 4,256 career hits in 3,562 games between 1963 and 1986.

As a player, Rose was named an All-Star 17 times and won two World Series with the Reds and one with the Philadelphia Phillies. He then served as manager of the Reds before being banned from MLB in 1989 for violating the league’s betting policy.

The ban kept the Cincinnati native from being banned from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but not from being honored in his hometown. Rose was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016 and the team unveiled a statue of him outside Great American Ball Park in 2017.