Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi died at his parents' home in Southern California.
Giambi, 47, died Wednesday at his parents' home in Claremont, east of Los Angeles, police and his agent said.
Giambi spent six seasons in the major leagues as an outfielder and first baseman with Kansas City , Oakland , Philadelphia and Boston . Boston Red Sox's Jeremy Giambi, left, stands next to his brother, New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi, after Jeremy Giambi drew a walk in the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, May 20, 2003.Giambi played in the postseason twice with the Athletics and in 2001 was tagged out at home on Derek Jeter's famous"flip" toss in the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.
Born in San Jose, he went to South Hills High in West Covina, then played for the California State University, Fullerton team that won the 1995 College World Series.Giambi testified before a federal grand jury in San Francisco investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, or BALCO, the company at the center of the sports steroid scandal. He was quoted by The Kansas City Star in 2005 as admitting he used steroids.If you or someone you know might be at risk of suicide, there is help.