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Positions:  1B-1253, DH-439, 3B-306, LF-112, SS-1, RF-1

Full Name:  Jason Gilbert Giambi
Born:  Jan 8,1971  in  West Covina, California
Height:  6-3  Weight:  235  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  South Hills (Covina, California)  "Huskies"
College:  Long Beach State University

Contract:   Signed 1-year, $5,250,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics on Jan 7,2009. Club option for 2010 ($6.5m with $1.25m buyout)

Drafted:  Selected by Oakland Athletics in 2nd Round (58th overall) of 1992 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

  • 40+ Homers in a Season MLB  3x 2000,2002-2003
  • Comeback Player of the Year  AL 2005
  • Highest Paid  2007
  • Hit by Pitch Expert  Every 42 at bats
  • Home Run Derby Participant  2001-2003 Winner 2002
  • Major League All-Star Game  5x 2000-2004
  • MLB Most Valuable Player  AL 2000
  • Named in Mitchell Report 
  • Player of the Month  6x Sep-2000 (AL),May-2001 (AL),May-2002 (AL),Jun-2003 (AL),Jul-2005 (AL),Apr-2006 (AL)
  • Player of the Week  3x May-12-1996, Sep-17-2000, Apr-16-2006
  • Silver Slugger Award  2x AL (1B) 2001-2002
  • Top Prospect  1995 Oak (#4)

  • Signed by Scout:  Ed Crosby

    MLB Debut:  May 8,1995




    Scouting Report
    Power: 82
    Batting: 52
    Speed: 12
    Contact: 45
    Patience: 91
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     Awards (20)

    1999AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)
    1999Oakland Athletics Player of the Year
    2000Played in MLB All-Star Game
    2000Oakland Athletics Player of the Year
    2000American League Most Valuable Player
    2001Played in MLB All-Star Game
    2001AL MVP (Voting Rank: #2)
    2001AL Silver Slugger Award (1B)
    2001Baseball America First-Team Major League All-Star 1B
    2001Oakland Athletics Player of the Year
    2002AL Silver Slugger Award (1B)
    2002Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star 1B
    2002Played in MLB All-Star Game
    2002AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)
    2003AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)
    2003Played in MLB All-Star Game
    2004Played in MLB All-Star Game
    2005AL Comeback Player of the Year
    2005AL MVP (Voting Rank: #18)
    2006AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)
    Awards Notes:  Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.