Pete Rose died of natural causes, the Clark County Coroner’s Office in Nevada announced Tuesday, a day after baseball’s all-time hit king died at age 83 at his home in Las Vegas.
The statement from coroner Melanie Rouse identified the causes as “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a significant condition of diabetes mellitus.”
Hypertension is better known as high blood pressure. Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries due to a buildup of plaque, per the Cleveland Clinic’s website…