Jason Giambi
MLB debut May 8, 1995 for the Oakland Athletics Career statistics (through 2014 season) Batting average .277 Hits 2,010 Home runs 440 Runs batted in 1,441 Teams Oakland Athletics (1995–2001) New York Yankees (2002–2008) Oakland Athletics (2009) Colorado Rockies (2009–2012) Cleveland Indians (2013–2014) Career highlights and awards 5× All-Star (2000–2004) 2× Silver Slugger Award (2001–2002) AL MVP (2000) AL Comeback Player of the Year (2005) TSN AL Comeback Player of the Year (2005) Home Run Derby Champion (2002) Jason Gilbert Giambi (/dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born January 8, 1971) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who is a free agent. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, which began in 1995, he has played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians. Giambi was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the 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. Giambi took performance-enhancing drugs during his career, for which use he has publicly apologized. Giambi was named one of the Top 10 Most Superstitious Athletes by Men's Fitness.