He was voted MVP in both baseball and basketball.
386 during his three years of varsity baseball, leading his team to the state finals as a senior. Giambi was on the baseball team, whose roster also included his brother Jeremy and three other future major league players: infielder Shawn Wooten, pitchers Aaron Small and Cory Lidle. He then attended South Hills High School in his native West Covina, where he was a three-sport standout. Giambi attended Sacred Heart Private Catholic School in Covina, California. Giambi has publicly apologized for using performance-enhancing drugs during his career. Giambi was the American League (AL) MVP in 2000 while with the Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star, who led the AL in walks four times in on-base percentage three times and in doubles and slugging percentage once each he also won the Silver Slugger Award twice. He is the older brother of the late MLB player Jeremy Giambi. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, which began in 1995, Giambi played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, and Cleveland Indians.
Jason Gilbert Giambi ( / dʒ i ˈ ɑː m b i/ born January 8, 1971) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter.
0 kommentar(er)
