Pete Rose cause of death revealed

On Monday, Pete Rose died at 83 years old. Per TMZ Sports, the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Nevada has announced the official cause of death for Rose was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Rose’s death was ruled natural. He was reportedly found in his Las Vegas home by a family member. Officials also noted Rose had been battling diabetes mellitus at the time of his death.

Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hit leader and spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. He also had stints with the Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies. After the heartbreaking news surfaced on Monday, the Reds released a statement remembering the hometown legend.

“The Cincinnati Reds extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose, who passed away earlier today at the age of 83.

“Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,” said Bob Castellini, Reds Principal Owner and Managing Partner. “He was one of the fiercest competitors the game has ever seen, and every team he played for was better because of him. Pete was a Red through and through. No one loved the game more than Pete and no one loved Pete more than Reds Country. We must never forget what he accomplished.”

One of the best ever to play the game, Rose played for 24 years, 16 of which were in Cincinnati. He was named to 17 All-Star games, won three World Series (two with Cincinnati, another with Philadelphia), and won the National League MVP in 1973.

Rose is most well known for being the MLB all-time hit leader with 4,256 hits. On three occasions the switch hitter won the batting title, with his best-ever season being in 1969 with a .348 average in 731 plate appearances.

Career games played plate appearances, and at-bats are three other statistics Rose will find his name at the top of the list. Defensively, most of his time was spent in the outfield but also saw action at every infield position besides shortstop. 

However, there has been no Hall of Fame induction for Rose after being banned from baseball back in 1989 due to a gambling scandal. MLB found Rose was gambling on games as a player and was placed on the league’s ineligible list. At the time, Rose was the Reds’ manager.

Multiple attempts had been made by Rose to be reinstated to the league, attempted to be named into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Multiple commissioners spanning three-plus decades have denied the notion, though. Current commissioner, Rob Manfred, most recently did in 2022.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this article.