The cause of death for Major League Baseball legend and all-time hits leader Pete Rose has been announced.
The baseball world is grieving the loss of Pete Rose, who passed away on Monday at the age of 83. Rose’s death stunned the MLB community; the day before his passing, he was at a public autograph signing event in Nashville, Tennessee.
Per Erin Couch and Dan Horn of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Clark County, Nevada, coroner Melanie Rose announced that the Cincinnati Reds icon died from “a serious heart condition” at his home. It was noted that roughly 50 percent of Americans over the age of 45 suffer from the condition that Rose had:
“Rose, 83, suffered from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which occurs when blood vessels become thick and stiff, forcing the heart to work harder and making it more difficult to circulate oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Pete Rose had experienced health issues for several years but frequently traveled and regularly attended casinos in Vegas, the Cincinnati Enquirer added.
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Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256. The 17-time All-Star spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds (1973 to 1978 and 1984-86) but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1979 to 1983) and Montreal Expos (1984).
Pete Rose led Cincinnati to consecutive World Series championships in 1975 and ’76. He won his third championship with the Phillies in 1980 and would manage his hometown Reds from 1984 to ’89.
The MLB great retired with a .303 batting average, 160 home runs, 1,314 RBI and 198 stolen bases to go along with his record 4,256 hits.
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Rose was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 following allegations that he bet on baseball during his playing and managerial days. This also made him ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
He later admitted to gambling in 2004 and pushed hard for reinstatement from the league to get a spot in Canton, but he was denied. If not for the betting scandal, “Charlie Hustle” would have been inducted into Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility.
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