Posted on 02/09/2022 5:57:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former major league baseball outfielder Jeremy Giambi passed away on Wednesday at his parents’ home in Southern California, as reported by his agent and confirmed by the Oakland Athletics. He was 47.
Giambi’s major league career spanned from 1998-2003, three years of which (2000-2002) were spent with the A’s in Oakland. From 2000-2001 Giambi shared the A’s clubhouse with his older brother Jason.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a member of our Green and Gold family, Jeremy Giambi,” the A’s said in a statement. “We offer our condolences to Jeanne, Jason, and his family and friends.”
Giambi also played for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and finished his career with the Boston Red Sox in 2003.
Both Giambi brothers were featured in Michael Lewis’ famous 2003 book “Moneyball” with Jeremy Giambi portrayed on screen in the film version that was released in 2011.
“I am completely shocked by the news about Jeremy,” Former teammate Barry Zito told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. “He was an incredibly loving human being with a very soft heart and it was evident to us as his teammates that he had some deeper battles going on.
“I hope this can be a wake up call for people out there to not go at it alone and for families and friends to trust their intuition When they feel somebody close to them needs help. God bless Jeremy and his family in this difficult time.”
No cause of death has been reported or confirmed.
Jeremy Giambi will always be known on the A’s for a baserunning blunder that prevented the A’s from sweeping the Yankees in the payoffs, and the Yankees came back and won the series.
And roids.
Sometimes they can cause cancer down the line.
Wow sort of like when Hank Baskett muffed an easy onside kick recovery for the Colts in SB 44.
One of my three brothers died at the same age. Undetected heart defect.
“...it was evident to us as his teammates that he had some deeper battles going on...”
OD’d?
Another death by sudden
No cause reported sounds like Vax.
He was the goat blamed in the 2001 ALDS series loss to the Yankees. The A’s had a really good team that year.
It’s a bad as the Lonnie Smith baserunning error that cost the Braves the WS in 1991. Smith hit a grand slam in the World Series the next year and nobody cared, plus they lost again.
Well, in fairness, without his blunder the A’s win the series. And it was a no brainer.
Not saying it wasn’t true. Both those mistakes were awful. People were calling Giambi every name in the book. Smith’s blunder occurred before the internet.
Or suicide. That’s what Zito’s comments suggest.
I just read that on NY Post’s site. Sad.
OD’d?
I thought about that too.
Could be even worse. Sad no matter what.
Close. That was Jason Giambi.
Disregard my previous.. you’re right.. Jeremy on that play, not Jason.
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