CINCINNATI – Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in career hits, Pete Rose, has died at the age of 83.

Rose was reportedly found by family members at his home in Clark County in Nevada, on Monday. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

Once defined by the game he loved, Rose undermined his legacy by agreeing to a lifetime ban from baseball for allegedly betting on baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds, a claim he publicly denied until 2004.

Rose applied for reinstatement into Major League Baseball numerous times with no success, leaving him ineligible for induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Cincinnati Reds released a statement: “Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,” said Bob Castellini, Reds Principal Owner and Managing Partner. “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. No one loved the game more than Pete and no one loved Pete more than Reds Country. We must never forget what he accomplished.”

Rose, a 17-time All-Star, is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and singles (3,215). He won three World Series (1975 & 76 with the Reds, 1980 with the Phillies), three batting titles (1968, ’69 & ’73), one National League Most Valuable Player Award (1973), two Gold Glove Awards (1969, ’70), NL Rookie of the Year Award (1963) and 1975 World Series MVP. In 1999, Rose was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Rose was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016 and his iconic #14 was retired the same year. His statue outside Great American Ball Park was dedicated in 2017.