Jason Gilbert Giambi (pronounced /dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born January 8, 1971, in West Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman currently with the Colorado Rockies.
He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage three times, and in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the ...
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Jason Gilbert Giambi (pronounced /dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born January 8, 1971, in West Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman currently with the Colorado Rockies.
He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage three times, and in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. He attended Long Beach State.
Giambi is known to have taken performance-enhancing drugs during his career, for which he has publicly apologized.
Giambi attended Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California. He then attended South Hills High School in his native West Covina, where he was a three-sport standout. Giambi was on the baseball team, whose roster also included his brother Jeremy and three other future Major Leaguers and teammates, infielder Shawn Wooten, pitchers Aaron Small and (the late) Cory Lidle....
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