Pete Rose's Cause of Death Determined to Be Heart Disease, Coroner Says

A Nevada coroner determined that former Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose died on Monday at age 83 due to heart disease.

Rose's cause of death was "hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease," with diabetes mellitus as a significant condition, according to a report from Clark County coroner Melanie Rouse (per Erin Couch of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Emily Sanderson of WLWT 5.)

The manner of Rose's death was determined to be natural.

Diabetes mellitus refers to multiple diseases that can cause blood sugar usage issues, according to the Mayo Clinic. Diabetes, as well as atherosclerosis and hypertension, are considered risk factors for heart problems including heart attack or stroke, per the Mayo Clinic.

The Clark County medical examiner previously told ABC News that Rose's death would be investigated after he was found by a family member in his home. The examiner reported that there were "no signs of foul play," per Mark Osborne and Angeline Jane Bernabe.

The examiner also noted that Rose "was not under the care of a doctor when he died," per Osborne and Bernabe.

During his 24-year-year MLB career, highlighted by 19 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Rose set MLB records with 4,256 career hits in 3,562 games played between 1963 and 1986.

As a player, Rose was named an All-Star 17 times and won two World Series with the Reds and one with the Philadelphia Phillies. He then served as the Reds manager before he was banned from MLB in 1989 for violating league betting policy.

The ban kept the Cincinnati native out of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but not from being honored in his hometown. Rose was named to the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016, and the team unveiled a statue of him in front of Great American Ball Park in 2017.