Pete Rose died of heart disease, coroner says

MLB legend Piet Roos died of heart disease… officials announced Tuesday.

According to the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Nevada … the official cause of death for Rose was determined to be hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Rose had also been battling diabetes mellitus, officials added.

His death was ruled as a natural cause.

TMZ Sports broke the story… Rose was found dead by a relative at his Las Vegas home on Monday afternoon.

He was just spotted at a Fiterman Sports Group meet-and-greet in Nashville on Sunday… and while he was in a wheelchair because his back was bothering him, we’re told he seemed to be in good spirits.

He even posed for a photo at the event with some of his famous Big Red Machine teammates… and you can tell he had a big smile on his face.

Rose spent almost his entire storied career with the Cincinnati Reds… but he also logged at-bats for the Phillies and Expos.

Of course, after he finished his playing days, he was banned from baseball by the MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti — after league officials determined he had placed bets on the sport.

Rose initially denied the claims for years, but admitted all of them in the mid-2000s.

The league said after his death on Monday that it “extends its deepest condolences to Pete Rose’s family, his friends across the game and the fans of his hometown Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Montreal and beyond who reflected on his greatness, perseverance and determination admired the field. of playing.”

Piet was 83 years old.