- Jason Christiansen
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jason Christianson
position=Relief pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|9|21Omaha, Nebraska
deathdate=
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=by|1995
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=27-26
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.30
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=384
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1995-by|2000)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2000-by|2001)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2001-by|2005)
*Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (by|2005)
highlights=Jason Samuel Christiansen (born
September 21 ,1969 inOmaha, Nebraska ) is a formerMajor League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher . He is an alumnus ofCameron University .Signed by the
Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateurfree agent in by|1991, Christiansen would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Pirates onApril 26 , by|1995.Christiansen gained national attention for his heated rivalry with fellow
San Francisco Giants teammateBarry Bonds during the by|2005 season. The rivalry began when Christiansen overheard Bonds' personal stretching trainer,Harvey Shields , giving faulty batting advice to another player. When Christiansen intervened and questioned Shields' motives, Shields ran out of the room. He returned moments later with Bonds andGreg Oliver (Bonds' personal weight trainer). Bonds then threw a cup ofCoca-Cola on Christiansen, after which Christiansen and Bonds began to fight. Punches were thrown, and Christiansen had Bonds in aheadlock before the two were separated.The incident was documented in the 2006 book "
Game of Shadows ". After the fight, Bonds threatened Giants management, which led to Christiansen being traded to theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim onAugust 30 , 2005, for minor league pitchersDusty Bergman andRonnie Ray .On
December 13 ,2007 , he was named in the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball. [ [http://files.mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf] |title = Mitchell Report on Steroid Use in Baseball ]References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chrisja01.shtml Jason Christiansen at "Baseball Reference.com"]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1263002&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Christiansen won't be back with Angels]
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