Jeremy Giambi, the MLB player who inspired a Brad Pitt movie, has died

One of the real protagonists of the film The game of fortune (Moneyball) directed by Bennett Miller and starring Brad Pitt, passed away in a mysterious way and returned to plan this production of the year 2011 nominated for six Oscars.

Is about Jeremy Giambione of the players of the MLB (professional baseball league)just 47 years. Police responded at 11:30 a.m. following reports of a medical emergency and found Giambi dead at the residence in Claremont, east of Los Angeles, Lt. Robert Ewing said. “The Los Angeles County coroner’s office will determine the cause of death,” Ewing added. Joel Wolfe, Giambi’s agent, said the family has requested “that we all respect his privacy during this difficult time.”

Giambi’s character was a part of both the film and the book on which it was based. “We are heartbroken by the passing of one of the members of the green and gold family, Jeremy Giambi. We offer our condolences to Jeanne, Jason, their family and their friends,” they posted on the official Twitter account of the Oakland Athletics Club where the athlete played. Giambi participated in six seasons in the major leagues, retiring in 2003.

In addition, he spent six seasons in the Major Leagues as an outfielder and first baseman with Kansas City (1998-99), Oakland (2000-2002), Filadelfia (2002) y Boston (2002-2003). He batted .263 with 52 home runs and 209 RBIs. His best season was 2001, when he averaged 283 with 12 homers and 57 RBIs for the A’s. In 2001 he was retired at the plate by a famous play by Derek Jeter, who took a throw from right field and threw the ball underhand during the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.

Giambi testified before a federal grand jury in San Francisco, which was investigating the BALCO laboratory, which is involved in a steroid scandal. In 2005, The Kansas City Star newspaper quoted him as admitting that he had used steroids. “It’s something I did,” Giambi told the newspaper. “I apologize. I made a mistake and moved on.”

the game of fortune tells the story of Billy Beane (Pitt), coach of the Oakland Athletics, who, thanks to finding a flaw in the logic behind baseball, was able to compete at the height of the most important teams. Being short on budget, Beane hired those players who were listed as “bad” by scouts. To achieve this, he teamed up with Peter Brand (Jonah Hill)who had just graduated from Yale as an economist.