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MLB legend Pete Rose's cause of death has been revealed

Legendary baseball player Pete Rose's cause of death has been announced following his death on Monday. The New York Post reports a statement from coroner Melanie Rouse that the former Cincinnati Reds star “died of natural causes related to hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” Diabetes also contributed to the 83-year-old's death. Accordingly PeopleRose is survived by five adult children: Fawn Rose, Pete Rose Jr., Morgan Erin Rubio, Tyler Rose and Cara Rose. At the time of his death, he was still engaged to his long-time fiancée, Kiana Kim. Following his death at his home in Las Vegas, his former team took to social media to express their condolences. “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,” Bob Castellini said in a lengthy statement posted on the team’s X. Fellow Reds player and Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench wrote that Rose succeeded because of his “determination and determination” in an X message from his own.

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