Batting average .263 Role Baseball athlete Home runs 52 Weight 84 kg | Runs batted in 209 Spouse Naia Giambi Name Jeremy Giambi Nieces London Giambi | |
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Siblings Jason Giambi, Julie Giambi Similar People Jason Giambi, Scott Hatteberg, Billy Beane, David Justice, Carlos Pena Born September 30, 1974 (age 47), San Jose, California Died February 9, 2022 (aged 47) Claremont, California | ||
Jeremy giambi on making it to the majors
Jeremy Dean Giambi (September 30, 1974 – February 9, 2022) was an American retired professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox from 1998 through 2003. He also played in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. He was the younger brother of former baseball player Jason Giambi.
Contents
- Jeremy giambi on making it to the majors
- Derek Jeter makes The Flip to nab Giambi at the plate in the 2001 ALDS
- Early life
- Professional career
- Drugs and steroids
- Death
- References
Derek Jeter makes "The Flip" to nab Giambi at the plate in the 2001 ALDS
Early life
Like his older brother Jason, Jeremy Giambi attended South Hills High School, Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California, and Covina Elementary School in Covina, California. He attended California State University, Fullerton and played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Kansas City Royals selected Giambi in the sixth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.
Professional career
Giambi started off his Major League career playing for the Royals, for whom he played for parts of two seasons. He was mentioned in Michael Lewis's book Moneyball as one of the replacement players for his older brother, Jason and became a character in the film that starred Brad Pitt. Despite his off field troubles, Jeremy was looked at by Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, because of his plate discipline. The Athletics had acquired Giambi from the Royals in exchange for Brett Laxton prior to the 2000 season.
During the 2002 season, the Athletics traded Giambi to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Mabry. After the 2002 season, the Phillies traded Giambi to the Boston Red Sox for Josh Hancock. He last played in the majors in 2003 for the Red Sox. After being released by the Red Sox, Giambi signed minor league deals with the Dodgers in 2004 and the White Sox in 2005 but only played in a total of 20 games in two seasons.
Drugs and steroids
On December 10, 2001, Giambi was caught with marijuana at a checkpoint at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. He was cited for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and released.
On March 13, 2005, The Kansas City Star reported that Giambi had admitted to having used anabolic steroids. His brother Jason has also admitted to using steroids according to grand jury testimony that was leaked to the press. On December 13, 2007, Giambi was named in the Mitchell Report on steroid usage in baseball.
Death
Giambi was found dead at his parents' home in Claremont, California, on the morning of February 9, 2022, according to a spokesperson for the Claremont Police Department. He was 47. The following day, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced that Giambi died by suicide via a gunshot wound to his chest.