Jason Giambi

Jason Gilbert Giambi , born the January 8th 1971 with West Covina in California with the the United States, is a player of major Ligue of baseball which evolves/moves at the station of Frappeur indicated and of first base for the Yankees of New York. He was elected Meilleur player of the American Ligue in 2000 whereas he played for the Athletics d' Oakland. He took part in five matches of stars of the major league of baseball of 2000 with 2004. He also gained two trophies Silver Slugger in 2001 and 2002. In 2003, Jason Giambi admitted having taken doping substances (steroids and Growth hormone) during its career, but was not tested positive since the installation of more strict tests antidopages by MLB in 2004.

Beginning of career

In 1989, Jason Giambi is graduate college South Hills with West Covina where it practiced three collective sports: baseball, Basketball and American football. In the team of baseball, it had as a fellow-member his brother Jeremy Giambi, Cory Lidle and Aaron Small. It struck with an average of 0,386 during its three years, leading its team to the final tournament of the state at the time of its last year. It was named Meilleur player of the local league in basketball the same year and in American football, it is selected in the standard team of the league locale.
It east chooses with the 43e tower of the draft 1989 by the Brewers of Milwaukee (1116e total choice), but prefers to enter to the Université of State of California to Length Beach where it integrates the team of baseball and obtains a diploma of commercial studies. It is appointed better player of first year of the conference Big West in 1990. At the time of its second year, it leads the conference with an average to the stick of 0,407 and finishes its university career with an average of 0,397.
It gains a bronze medal with the American team of baseball to the Pan-American Plays of 1991 with Havana. It is selected at the time of the draft 1992 by the Athletics d' Oakland with the 2nd turn (58e total choice) and signs its first professional contract the July 2nd 1992. It represents its country in the tournament of baseball of the Olympic Games of summer of 1992 with Barcelona. The the United States only finish 4th, beaten by Cuba in semi-final and Japan in the match of classification. Of return to the United States, it is affected with the team of Southern Oregon in minor league ( Northwest League , level A). In 13 matches, it strikes 3 blows of circuit and produces 13 points.

Career in major League

Athletics d' Oakland (1995-2001)

After three seasons in minor leagues at the station of third base, Jason Giambi is called in major League the May 8th 1995. It turns over to Edmonton in Ligue of the peaceful coast (level AAA) because of not very convincing performances. It returns in July for the remainder of the season. It alternates between the first base, the third base and the external field until in 1997, where it is established in first base following the departure of Mark McGwire for the Cardinals of Saint-Louis. In 1998, it leads its team to the number of circuits (27), to the number of produced points (110) and to the average with the stick (0,295).
It improves its statistics in 1999 with an average of 0,315,33 circuits, 105 goals on balls (2nd total in American Ligue) and 123 points produced (6th total in American League). It finishes 8th in the vote of the Meilleur player of the league. Its season 2000 is even more spectacular. It gains the trophy of better player of American League in front of Frank Thomas (baseball). Its statistics continue to increase: 137 goals on balls (1st of the league), 0,333 of average (7th), 43 circuits (2nd, better personal total), 137 points produced (4th, better personal total) and 108 points (10th).
The season 2001 is almost identical. It carries out the American League for the goals on balls (129), the doubles (47), the percentage of power (0,660, better personal average) and strike them for additional goals (87). Its average with the stick of 0,342 mark its record in career. It finishes second at the time of the vote of better player, behind Ichiro Suzuki which began its career in MLB after several seasons with the Japan. It takes down its first trophy Silver Slugger.
In 2000 and 2001, it takes part in the Series of Division with Athletics, with each time an elimination vis-a-vis the Yankees of New York. It becomes free agent for the first time of its career the November 5th 2001

Yankees of New York (2002-actuellement)

The December 13rd 2001, Jason Giambi signs a seven year old contract and 120 million USD with the Yankees of New York. This transfer is lived as a treason by the supporters of Athletics which do not hesitate to show their anger when the Yankees play Oakland. The May 14th 2005, a spectator even launched beer glass to him at the time of its return towards the shelter of the joueurs.
In 2002, Giambi continues on the same bases as the former seasons. It carries out the American League for the second consecutive season for the presences on bases (300), obtains 109 goals on balls (2nd league), 41 circuits (4th), 120 points (4th) and produces 122 points (5th), with an average with the stick of 0,314 (6th). It finishes with the 5th rank of the vote of the Best player of American League and gains a second trophy Silver Slugger. Among the striking facts of the season, it makes a success of a " Large Slam ultime" at the time of a match against the Twins of Minnesota by marking 4 points out of only one striking at the end of the meeting whereas its team was carried out of 3 points.
Even if its average with striking goes down to 0,250 in 2003, it leads the league to the number of goals on balls for the third time with 129 units. It strikes once again more than 40 circuits in season (41, 4th of the league) and produces 107 points (8th). For the first time, it leads the league to the number of withdrawals on catches (140).
Its season 2004 is disturbed by intestinal pains and its output strongly falls. The July 30th 2004, it is placed on the list of wounded for 15 days following the diagnosis of a Tumeur bégnine. It returns in alignment the September 14th after 49 matches of absence. It finishes the season with only 12 circuits, 33 points, 40 points produced and the average of 0,208, its lower in carrière.
First half of the season 2005 is in the continuity of the preceding one with statistics with low (5 produced circuits and 22 points). Whereas the Yankees plan to send it in minor league, it returns on its best level by striking 14 circuits at the time of July, equalizing the total of Mickey Mantle (July 1961). Its last circuit of the month is also its 300e in career. It at the head finishes the season classification of the goals on balls (108) for the fourth time. It receives the title of Comeback Player off the Year for the League américaine.
In 2006, Jason Giambi is named Joueur of 27 produced point and April with an average of 0,344,9 circuits. It is not selected for the match of the stars in spite of its good performances. It finishes its season with 37 circuits, 113 points produced, 113 points and an average of 0,253, the whole in only 139 matches (70 like indicated striker and 68 as first base).

Scandal BALCO

In 2003, its name is quoted by agents of FBI inquiring into an analysis laboratory of the area of San Francisco. The leaders of BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative) were shown to have provided substances doping to several players of the major league of baseball, like with athletes of the American team of athletics and with football players American of the team of the Raiders d' Oakland. In December 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle leaves an article on testimony Giambi during the preliminary investigation 2003. The newspaper affirms that Giambi acknowledged the use of several steroids anabolics during the intersaisons between 2001 and 2003. He also acknowledged to be himself injected human growth hormone at the time of the season 2003.
The May 16th 2007, in a discussion with the daily newspaper USA Today, Jason Giambi was excused to have used doping products and required of other athletes to make the same thing.

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