Jeremy Giambi | |||
---|---|---|---|
Outfielder / First baseman | |||
Born: San Jose, California |
September 30, 1974 |||
|
|||
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 | |||
Jeremy Dean Giambi (/dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born September 30, 1974) is an American retired professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox from 1998 through 2003. He also played in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. He is the younger brother of former baseball player Jason Giambi.
Like his older brother Jason, Jeremy Giambi attended South Hills High School, Sierra Vista Middle School in Covina, California, and Covina Elementary School in Covina, California. He attended California State University, Fullerton and played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Kansas City Royals selected Giambi in the sixth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.