# Jeremy Giambi, dead at 47 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189 "2022-02-10T01:11:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/1 "2022-02-10T01:11:27Z")
No COD given. > **[Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dies at 47](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33254989/former-mlb-player-jeremy-giambi-dies-47)** > > Jeremy Giambi, who played six seasons in the majors and was a key figure on successful Oakland A's teams in the early 2000s, died Wednesday in Southern California, according to his agent, Joel Wolfe. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/2 "2022-02-10T01:14:43Z")
Ten bucks on heart failure as the cause. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/3 "2022-02-10T01:16:46Z")
Jebus, thats cold hearted. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/4 "2022-02-10T01:16:53Z")
Didn’t he beat that throw to the plate? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/5 "2022-02-10T01:19:31Z")
Nice “heart” callback! Apologies for the harshness- I’ll bow out. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/6 "2022-02-10T01:38:32Z")
I’m not aware of anyone dead who has a functioning heart, so undoubtedly heart failure would be part of the situation. 47 is pretty young, and presumably a former pro athlete **should** be in better health than the average person, so I’m curious what happened. My condolences to his friends, family, and fans. I’m not a huge baseball fan (I certainly wasn’t in the early 2000s) and wasn’t aware of him before now, I admit. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/7 "2022-02-10T01:43:53Z")
TMZ is saying that it might be suicide. > **[Ex-MLB Player Jeremy Giambi Dead At 47, Officials Suspect Suicide](https://amp.tmz.com/2022/02/09/ex-mlb-player-jeremy-giambi-dead-dies/)** > > Ex-MLB player Jeremy Giambi is dead at the age of 47. Giambi played for the Royals, A’s, Phillies and Red Sox over the course of his career. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/8 "2022-02-11T21:53:30Z")
Coroner confirms suicide, gunshot. > **[Coroner: Former MLBer Giambi died by suicide](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33268825/former-major-leaguer-jeremy-giambi-died-suicide)** > > The death of former major leaguer Jeremy Giambi was a suicide, the office of the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner said Friday. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/9 "2022-02-11T22:02:28Z")
Well now I feel bad for my joke. Suicide is not funny. I’m sorry he was unable to find help. ---
**Author:** ![SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/10 "2022-02-14T16:11:43Z")
Why would heart failure be funnier than suicide? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/11 "2022-02-14T21:55:14Z")
Because eventually it happens to everyone. Or something. Kick me when I’m down why don’t ya! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/12 "2022-02-15T03:37:05Z")
Wow, Giambi dead at 47. How sad. I wonder what the circumstances were? Depression? Bad finances? Steroid use? How very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-giambi-dead-at-47/959189/13 "2022-02-17T00:48:02Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Depression? Bad finances? Steroid use? I find it noteworthy that, upon his death, his most memorable highlight was Derek Jeter assisting on Giambi getting thrown out at home. He had a middling career, and wasn’t ever as good as his brother at the major league level. And, as you mentioned, steroid use can wreck havoc on a man’s natural hormone production; depression wouldn’t be a surprise. It is indeed interesting to consider what might have impacted him.