- Brian Giles
Infobox MLB player
width=232
name=Brian Giles
position=Right fielder
team=San Diego Padres
number=24
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|1|20
birthplace=city-state|El Cajon|California
debutdate=September 16
debutyear=1995
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=August 9, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.291
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=280
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,030
stat4label=Walks
stat4value=1,131
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|1995-by|1998)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1999-by|2003)
*San Diego Padres (by|2003-present)Brian Stephen Giles (pronounced JYLES) (born
January 20 ,1971 in El Cajon,California ) is an AmericanMajor League Baseball right fielder with theSan Diego Padres .Giles attended Granite Hills High School. He was drafted by the
Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the by|1989 amateur draft. By by|1994, Giles had worked his way up to Triple-A, where he batted .313 for Charlotte making theInternational League All-Star team. In by|1995, Giles was again in Triple-A, where he batted .310 for Buffalo and made his major league debut as a September callup onSeptember 16 . He was also anAmerican Association All-Star. Giles hit .355 in 51 games for the Indians in by|1996 and hit .314 in 83 games with Buffalo, again making the American Association All-Star team. In by|1997, Giles established himself as a major league regular, playing 130 games for the Indians and 112 games in by|1998. OnNovember 18 , 1998, he was traded to thePittsburgh Pirates forpitcher Ricardo Rincón .In by|1999 with the Pirates, Giles emerged as a power-hitting outfielder who also hit for average and showed plate discipline. He began a streak of four straight 30-homer seasons, during which he batted no lower than .298 and was named Pittsburgh Pirates Player of the Year each year, and made the
National League All-Star team in by|2000 and by|2001. In addition, he drew a career-high 135 walks in by|2002. OnAugust 23 , by|2003, he was traded to his hometown San Diego Padres forJason Bay ,Óliver Pérez , and minor leaguer Corey Stewart.From by|2004-by|2006, Giles played in over 150 games each season for the Padres, but in 2006, his batting average dropped to a career-low .263. On
May 14 , 2006, he drew 5 walks in a game, one shy of the record of 6. In by|2007, joined by his brother Marcus, signed as afree agent to be the startingsecond baseman , Giles batted .271, but missed time with an injured knee. In by|2008, Giles, in the third and final guaranteed year of his contract with the Padres, vetoed a potential trade to Boston [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20080809/ca_pr_on_ba/bbl_padres_giles_3 "Brian Giles trade from San Diego to Boston falls through"] . August 8, 2008, "The Associated Press". Retrieved on August 10, 2008.] , citing a desire to remain close to his family [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080808&content_id=3273798&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb "No deal: Giles remains with Padres"] . August 8, 2008, "MLB.com". Retrieved on August 10, 2008.] .The
left-handed Giles is a two-time All Star and has a career line of .293/.403/.510 with 280home run s, 387 doubles, 1,030 RBI, and 1,131 walks in 1,744 games.Giles is a frequent guest on the show
Live At Five and he is known by the nickname "Gilly".ee also
Top 500 home run hitters of all time References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=g/gilesbr02
* [http://www.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=114789 Padres Giles page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgileb002.htm Retro Sheet Giles Profile]
*imdb name|1770040|Brian Giles
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