Nevada officials were investigating the cause of death of MLB legend Pete Rose on Tuesday.

“The cause of death was determined to be hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with significant diabetes mellitus,” the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. “The manner of death was natural.”

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Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hit king, was ineligible for induction into the Hall of Fame in 1989 because of betting on baseball. (IMAGN)

Rose, 83, died Monday evening.

Rose made his breakthrough with the hometown Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he played 19 of his 24 seasons, including three as assistant manager, and went on to make league history and win three World Series along the way -Title .

Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his tireless efforts on the diamond, Rose was the 1973 league MVP, 17-time All-Star, three-time batting champion, rookie of the year and World Series MVP.

He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds is shown during a game against the Braves in Atlanta on August 2, 1978. (AP photo)

While he was still manager of the Reds, Rose agreed to be placed on the baseball exclusion list because he was accused of betting on baseball. Rose applied for reinstatement, but it was never accepted. Baseball voters agreed in 1991 to remove those on the ineligible list from the potential list of Hall of Fame inductees.

He did not admit to gambling until he published an autobiography in 2004.

Still, baseball remembered Rose fondly.

“We are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,” Reds team owner Bob Castellini said in a statement. “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. Nobody loved the game more than Pete and nobody loved Pete more than the Reds.” Country.

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose is introduced during a pregame ceremony unveiling Rose’s statue outside Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on June 17, 2017. (IMAGN)

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“We must never forget what he achieved.”

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