David Justice

David Justice (born the April 14th 1966 with Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former player of external field in major baseball. He played with the Braves of Atlanta (1989-1996), the Indians of Cleveland (1997-2000), the Yankees of New York (2000-2001) and the Athletics d' Oakland (2002).

Career with the Brave men

David Justice made his beginnings in major baseball in May 1989, with the Brave men of Atlanta, who were then last of their division. The young acrobat of right-hand side deserved the regular station after the favorite of the partisans of the Brave men, Dale Murphy, was exchanged with the Phillies of Philadelphia. During second half of the season 1990, Justice was quickly found in a good offensive sequence, finishing the season with 28 Coups of circuit, which definitively helped him to be elected recruit of the year in the National league in 1990. In 1991, the Brave women suddenly became a gaining team, and Justice, which finished the season with 87 points produced in spite of to have missed part of the season because of a wound, played in its first world Série. After having seen its performances decreasing in 1992, Justice knew one season 1993 extraordinary. It struck 40 circuits, produces 120 points and tapped 78 goals on balls, finishing third in the vote for trophy MVP behind Barry Bonds and Lenny Dykstra. Justice had a Moyenne with the stick of .312, a Moyenne of presence on the goals of .427 and a Moyenne of power of .531 in 1994 at the time when the strike put an end to the season.

When baseball returned to the action in 1995, Justice helped its fellow-members to gain the world Series of 1995 against the Indians of Cleveland thanks to a crucial circuit in the sixth match which produced the only point of the part, giving the victory of the match to Brave men 1 to 0 and the victory of the series 4-2. In May 1996, a catch on dash in a match against the Pirate of Pittsburgh him because a wound with the shoulder which put an end to its season. That would be its last presence with the stick with the Brave men. March 25th, 1997, it was exchanged in Indians of Cleveland in company of Marquis Grissom for Kenny Lofton and Alan Embree.

Career in the American League

Justice immediately proved that there remained to him still several good seasons. It struck for .329/.418/.596 in 1997 in addition to 33 circuits, appearing in another world Series. He knew good seasons in 1998 and 1999 before his superb season in 2000. This year, it struck .286/.377/.584 with 41 circuits and 118 produced points. Its excellent statistics persuaded the Yankees to exchange three players to obtain its services at the end of June. Justice was the selected most useful player of the series of championship of the American League of 2000 and gained its second world Series.

Its production decreased considerably in 2001, and it was exchanged with the Mets of New York then in Athletics d' Oakland after the season. He played his last season with Athletics in 2002 and still played in series of after-season.

Justice finished its career with an average with the stick of .279, an average of presence on the goals of .378, an average of power of .500, like 305 circuits, 903 goals on balls and 1017 points produced in 1610 matches.

Outstanding facts

3 times taking part in the match of the stars (1993-1994, 1997)
Recruit of the year in the National league (1990)
the most useful Player of the series of championship of the American League (2000)

Various facts

Justice graduated secondary at the 16 years age in 1982. It jumped the seventh and eighth year.

attended the Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

When he was child, he wanted to play basketball in NBA. His/her mother did not think that it that point would reach and insisted that it receives a good education.

Justice was married with the actress Halle Berry of 1993 to 1996. He is married at present in Rebecca Villalobos. They have a son.

In its fourteen seasons in major baseball, Justice reached the world Series six times (1991, 1992,1995,1997,2000,2001) and played in the series 10 times (with each one of its four teams).

Justice struck a circuit determining in the sixth match of the world Series of 1995. This point was only match which made it possible to the Brave men to gain the championship against Indians of Cleveland.

During two years, Justice was commentator with the network ESPN. At present, he is analyst for the matches Yankees on the YES Network, and he animates the emission Kids one deck on the same chain.

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