Pete Rose's cause of death REVEALED after baseball legend passed away at age of 83
Daily MailMajor League Baseball legend and the sport's all-time hits leader Pete Rose passed away on Monday and his cause of death has now been revealed. The cause of death for MLB legend Pete Rose has been revealed after his passing on Monday Outside Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, fans laid flowers and memorabilia at a statue of Rose doing his trademark head-first slide. Rose and former MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti agreed to a lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation by lawyer John Dowd found that he placed numerous bets on the Reds, violating one of the oldest rules in baseball. Fans visit the statue of Pete Rose outside Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati Rose, a Cincinnati native, played for the Reds for 17 seasons before managing the team In addition to his gambling issues, an allegation also surfaced in recent years that Rose had an improper sexual relationship with a minor in the 1970s.