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A bizarre baseball injury may have led to the suicide of ex-baseball player Jeremy Giambi, as the 47-year-old suffered a ball to the head that affected him too much on a neuronal level.
A new medical examiner's report reported by TMZ suggests that Giambi's behavior changed drastically after he was hit in the head with a baseball last August while working as a pitching coach.
Giambi, 47, suffered a fractured zygomatic bone and required surgery in the aftermath of that blow that ultimately retired him completely from coaching with the Athletics.
During his recovery, witnesses told investigators that Giambi's personality changed after the injury and he became "very emotional, very negative and would let the smallest things ruin his day." Another witness described him as "very emotional, depressed and paranoid."
Giambi was seen by several medical specialists
After the hard ball, Giambi underwent many check-ups by specialists, had scans and was in contact with a neurologist, but the 47-year-old was not diagnosed with anything. Although he also had problems with drink and drugs, but lab results showed that he had no alcohol or drugs in his system when he died.
Giambi was found dead at his mother's home in Claremont, California, on February 9. The coroner's report listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest, according to USA Today. Giambi played in the major leagues for four teams between 1998 and 2003, two of those seasons with his older brother, Jason Giambi.