Jeremy Giambi
| Jeremy Giambi | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder / First baseman / DH | |
| Born: September 30, 1974 San Jose, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 52 |
| Runs batted in | 209 |
| Teams | |
Jeremy Dean Giambi (
/dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born September 30, 1974 in San Jose, California) is a left-handed, former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox. He also played in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. He is the younger brother of Colorado Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi.
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[edit] Early life
He is the younger brother of Jason Giambi. Giambi attended South Hills High School and Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California. He attended Cal State Fullerton and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
[edit] Professional career
He was mentioned in the book, Moneyball, as one of the replacement players for his older brother, Jason Giambi. Despite his off field troubles, Jeremy was looked at by Billy Beane, because of his plate discipline. However, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2002, because the Athletics did not want to deal with his locker room distractions.
He last played in the majors in 2003 for the Red Sox. After being released by the Red Sox, Giambi signed minor league deals with the Dodgers in 2004 and the White Sox in 2005 but only played in a total of 20 games in 2 seasons.
[edit] Drugs and Steroids
On December 10, 2001, Giambi was caught with marijuana at a checkpoint at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. He was cited for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and released.[1]
On March 13, 2005, The Kansas City Star reported that Jeremy had admitted to having used anabolic steroids.[2] His brother Jason has also admitted to using steroids according to grand jury testimony that has been leaked to the press. On December 13, 2007, Giambi was named in the Mitchell Report on steroid usage in baseball.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
- Jeremy Giambi's Official Website
- Attorney told Giambi to stop talking publicly: ESPN
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Boston Red Sox players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players
- Drugs in sport in the United States
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- American people of Italian descent
- People from the San Gabriel Valley
- Spokane Indians players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Omaha Golden Spikes players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Gulf Coast Dodgers players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Sportspeople from San Jose, California
