(This story was updated to add new information)
Jason Shepherd appreciated being asked to take a picture of Pete Rose with some of his former Cincinnati Reds teammates Sunday after the Music City sports collectibles and autograph show in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville.
Rose, in a wheelchair, was surrounded by Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Tony Perez and Ken Griffey Sr. They left the building together after taking the picture.
It might have been the last picture taken of Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader as well as one of its most controversial figures. Rose died on Monday . He was 83.
On Tuesday, the Clark County Office of the Coroner said that Rose died of hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease , with diabetes as a contributing factor.
“Johnny (Bench) was there Saturday but some of Pete’s other teammates were there Sunday and they said, ‘Hey, let’s get together for a picture,’ and I was just standing there and was asked to take the picture,” said Shepherd, who owns Shep’s Cards & Collectibles and served as master of ceremonies at the event. “It was taken right before (Rose) left out the door.”