MLB legend Pete Rose's cause of death revealed

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Baseball legend Pete Rose dead at 83

The all-time MLB hits leader who was denied a place in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown leaves a controversial legacy.

Nevada officials on Tuesday determined MLB legend Pete Rose’s cause of death.

"His cause of death was determined as Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease with a significant condition of Diabetes Mellitus," the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. "The manner of death was natural."

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Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hit king, was ruled ineligible for the Hall of Fame in 1989 for betting on baseball. (IMAGN)

Rose, 83, died on Monday night.

Rose broke out with his hometown Cincinnati Reds, the team he played 19 of his 24 seasons with, three of which he also served as acting manager, in 1963, and he went on to make league history while securing three World Series titles along the way. 

Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" for his relentless drive when on the diamond, Rose was league MVP in 1973, a 17-time All-Star, three-time batting title winner, Rookie of the Year and World Series MVP in his career.

He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos.

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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds is shown during a game against the Braves in Atlanta on Aug. 2, 1978. (AP Photo)

Rose agreed to be placed on baseball’s ineligible list when he was a manager for the Reds over accusations he bet on baseball. Rose applied for reinstatement, but it was never accepted. The baseball voters agreed in 1991 to keep those on the ineligible list off the possible list of Hall of Fame candidates.

He didn’t admit to gambling on games until he released an autobiography in 2004.

Still, baseball remembered Rose fondly.

"Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing," Reds team owner Bob Castellini said in a statement. "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.

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose is introduced during a pregame ceremony for the unveiling of Rose's statue outside Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMAGN)

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"We must never forget what he accomplished."

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