Jeremy Giambi
American baseball player (1974–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeremy Dean Giambi (/dʒiˈɑːmbi/; September 30, 1974 – February 9, 2022) was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for four teams from 1998 to 2003, primarily the Oakland Athletics, where he was a teammate of his older brother Jason Giambi during the club's division championship-winning season in 2000.
Jeremy Giambi | |
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Outfielder / First baseman | |
Born: (1974-09-30)September 30, 1974 San Jose, California, U.S. | |
Died: February 9, 2022(2022-02-09) (aged 47) Claremont, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 1998, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 1, 2003, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 52 |
Runs batted in | 209 |
Teams | |
He enjoyed his best season in 2001, batting .283 with 12 home runs and 57 runs batted in (RBI), then hitting .308 in the Division Series loss to the New York Yankees. Following his brother's departure to the Yankees as a free agent in the ensuing offseason, Jeremy saw declining playing time with three teams over the next two seasons before finishing his career in the minor leagues.