Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83. Rose was a 17-time MLB All-Star. Pete Rose, MLB’s hit king who then became a pariah for gambling on the game, has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday. Rose was found at his home by a family member, according to the medical examiner. There were no signs of foul play. The medical examiner told ABC News that Rose was not under the care of a doctor when he died, and the scene is being examined. Rose died of from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a significant condition of diabetes mellitus, the medical examiner’s office told ABC News on Tuesday. The manner of death was natural. ABC News has reached out to Rose’s rep. Rose brought a workmanlike attitude to America’s pastime and won innumerable fans for his hustle on the field. By the end of his 24-year career, 19 of which were with the Cincinnati Reds, he held the record for most career hits, as well as games played, plate appearances and at-bats. He was also a 17-time All-Star, the 1973 NL MVP and 1963 Rookie of the Year. He also won three World Series — two with Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” clubs in 1975 and 1976, and a third with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980.
