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 as being among the athletes to whom BALCO founder Victor Conte claimed to have sold anabolic steroids; the report said BALCO VP Jim Valente had indicated that urine samples submitted to BALCO by both Jeremy and Jason had tested positive for the steroid drugs. Personal life and death Giambi was mentioned in Michael Lewis's book Moneyball, and he became a character in the film that starred Brad Pitt, with Giambi portrayed by Nick Porrazzo. 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's death had been ruled a suicide via a gunshot wound to his chest. In June 2022, reports say that prior to the suicide, in August 2021, he was "struck in the head by a baseball and fractured his zygomatic bone" when serving as a pitching coach. His mother also said he felt different after the injury. See also List of doping cases in sport List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report References External links Jeremy Giambi at Baseball Almanac 1974 births 2022 deaths 2022 suicides Major League Baseball right fielders Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball first basemen Oakland Athletics players Kansas City Royals players Philadelphia Phillies players Boston Red Sox players Baseball players from San Jose, California Birmingham Barons players Charlotte Knights players Gulf Coast Dodgers players Lansing Lugnuts players Las Vegas 51s players Omaha Golden Spikes players Omaha Royals players Pawtucket Red Sox players Sacramento River Cats players Spokane Indians players Wichita Wranglers players Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players Bourne Braves players People from Covina, California American people of Italian descent Suicides by firearm in California