Jason Giambi’s Parents: Meet John Giambi and Jeanne Giambi- Jason Giambi, aged 52 who hails from West Covina, California is a 5-time MLB All-Star who was named American League MVP in 2000 while playing for the Oakland Athletics; played for the New York Yankees from 2002 to 2008.
Who are Jason Giambi’s Parents?
Jason Giambi is the oldest of John Giambi and Jeanne Giambi’s children.John was a bank executive who grew up in Southern California yet was a devout fan of the New York Yankees and Mickey Mantle.
John encouraged Jason from the time he was young, building a batting cage in the family’s backyard. Though Jason was naturally right-handed, John converted him to a lefty swinger and taught him patience using Ted Williams’s strike-zone chart. Even after Jason became a major leaguer, John remained his auxiliary batting coach, shouting advice from the stands.
On January 8, 1971, Jason Gilbert Giambi was born in West Covina, California. He attended Sacred Heart Private Catholic School and then South Hills High School where he was a three-sport standout. Giambi was one of the more gifted players on the baseball team along with three other future Major Leaguers and teammates: infielder Shawn Wooten, and pitchers Aaron Small and Cory Lidle. Since he was voted MVP in both baseball and basketball, Giambi was selected in the 43rd round by the Milwaukee Brewers during the 1989 MLB Draft. Jason was also an All-League quarterback in football.
However, he did not sign to attend college. While at Long Beach State University, Giambi played college baseball for the Long Beach State 49ers baseball team. He also played collegiate summer baseball for the Alaska Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League and took part in the US national baseball team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, who finished fourth.
With the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 1992 MLB Draft, Jason Giambi was selected by the Oakland Athletics. He started in the minor leagues with the Single-A Southern Oregon A’s before being invited to spring training in 1993. He played the 1993 season with the Modesto A’s and also played for the Huntsville Stars in the Southern League and Kauai Emeralds in the Hawaii Winter Baseball League.
Giambi made his big league debut with the Oakland Athletics in 1995. He was named the AL MVP in 2000 and was a five-time All-Star (2000-2004) who led the American League in walks four times, on-base percentage three times, and doubles and slugging percentage once each. Jason was also a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2001, 2002) and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year in 2005. He played for the New York Yankees before returning for a second stint with the A’s and then rounded out his career with the Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians. Giambi has publicly apologized for using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.
Giambi ended his career with a .277 batting average with 2,010 hits, 440 home runs, and 1,441 runs batted in. He is a member of the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame.
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