Coroner's office releases former MLB player Jeremy Giambi's cause of death

Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi died by suicide, authorities said Friday. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed the finding to CBS Los Angeles.

Giambi, 47, died Wednesday at his parents' home in Claremont, east of Los Angeles, police and his agent said.

Giambi spent six seasons in the major leagues as an outfielder and first baseman with Kansas City (1998-99), Oakland (2000-02), Philadelphia (2002) and Boston (2002-03).