Jeremy Giambi

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Jeremy Giambi


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position=Outfielder/1st Baseman/DH
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|9|30
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=by|1998
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|2003
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.263
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=52
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=209
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|1998-by|1999)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2000-by|2002)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2003)
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Jeremy Dean Giambi (pronEng|dʒiˈɑːmbi; born September 30, 1974 in San Jose, California) is a left-handed, former professional 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 attended Cal State Fullerton and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the by|1996 amateur draft. He last played in the majors in by|2003 for the Red Sox. After being released by the Red Sox, Giambi signed minor league deals with the Dodgers in by|2004 and the White Sox in by|2005. He is the younger brother of Jason Giambi.

He is best known for not sliding on a play at the plate (see The Flip) during Game 3 of the 2001 American League Division Series against the New York Yankees. Had he slid, he may have gotten the call that he avoided Jorge Posada's tag, thereby scoring, and ultimately affecting the outcome of the game, allowing the Athletics to win and continue to the 2001 American League Championship Series. The Yankees were down two games to none in a best of five series. This play preserved their lead in game three, and they then went on to win the series by winning games four and five.

Controversy

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. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/athletics/2001-12-13-jeremy-giambi.htm USATODAY.com - Jeremy Giambi cited for marijuana possession ] ]

On March 13, 2005, "The Kansas City Star" reported that Jeremy had admitted to having used anabolic steroids. [ [http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=3070644&ClientType=Print Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.COM |Jeremy Giambi admits steroid use as MLB scandal deepens ] ] His brother Jason has also admitted to using steroids according to grand jury testimony that has been leaked to the press.

On December 13, by|2007, Giambi was named in the Mitchell Report on steroid usage in baseball.

Early years

Giambi attended South Hills High School and Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California. He played with his brother Jason with the A's.

References

ee also

*List of doping cases in sport

External links

*espn mlb|id=6086|name=Jeremy Giambi
*baseball-reference|id=g/giambje01
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/jeremy-giambi.shtml Jeremy Giambi's Major and Minor League Statistics: The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.jgiambi.com/ Jeremy Giambi's Official Website]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2011867 Attorney told Giambi to stop talking publicly: ESPN]