Nevada officials have said that baseball legend Pete Rose's death on Monday was due to natural causes.
Clark County coroner Melanie Rouse said in a media statement on Tuesday that Rose died from "hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a significant condition of diabetes mellitus."
"The manner of death was natural," Rouse said.
Rose died at his Las Vegas home at the age of 83.
Rose played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986. During this time, he spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, later serving as the team’s manager.
Former New York Yankee Wade Boggs, who also won multiple batting titles, said Rose was a dear friend who will be missed.
Rose amassed 4,256 hits as a player, played 3,562 games, and had 14,053 at-bats, all of which are MLB records.
Rose led his hometown team, the Reds, to win back-to-back World Series in 1975 and 1976 and four pennants, which are given to teams with the best regular-season record.
He also helped the Philadelphia Phillies win one World Series in 1980 and two pennants.
Rose was also named All-Star 17 times and won the NL MVP in 1973. Batting an average of .303. He also hit 160 home runs.
Rose was also known for his famous quotes and advice, including one for young players entering the game.
“I can give you three bits of advice and it’s good for a baseball player, a football player, a businessman, life in general … One, be aggressive. Two, be more aggressive. And three, never be satisfied,” as he would say. “That’s the way I played the game—never satisfied.”
He denied the allegations for 15 years before releasing his book "My Prison Without Bars", published in 2004. In it, he admitted to wagering on major league games, including the Reds, but said he never bet against his own team.