Rose’s death this past week at the age of 83 renewed the endless debate of whether he should be in the Hall of Fame.

Although it’s often said that Pete Rose received a “lifetime ban,” baseball’s all-time hits leader was actually declared “permanently ineligible” in 1989.

The cause of death of baseball icon Pete Rose has been revealed. Rose died of heart disease at his Las Vegas home on Monday, September 30, according to a coroner’s report reviewed by the Cincinnati Enquirer.