Bay Area

Former Athletics outfielder Jeremy Giambi has passed away at the age of 47.

Emergency personnel was reportedly called to Giambiโ€™s parentโ€™s house in Southern California Wednesday morning around 11 am local time where Jeremy was already found deceased. Currently, officials are suspecting suicide as a cause of death.

Meanwhile, the Athletics released the following statement:

โ€œWe are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a member of our Green and Gold family, Jeremy Giambi. We offer our condolences to Jeanne, Jason, and his family and friends.โ€

Giambi played in the Majors from 1998 to 2003 with his Aโ€™s stint lasting from 2000 to 2002. It was during his time in the Bay Area that Giambi enjoyed the most success of his professional career slashing .272/.374/.445 with 30 home runs and 124 RBIs over the course of those two-plus seasons. It was also during his time with Oakland Jeremy teamed with his brother Jason from 2000 to 2001 before Jason eventually signed with the New York Yankees.