Jason Giambi is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 8, 1971 in West Covina, California, United States. Five-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 until 2008.
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Giambi attended Sacred Heart Private Catholic School in Covina, California. He then attended South Hills High School in his native West Covina, where he was a three-sport standout. Giambi was on the baseball team, whose roster also included his brother Jeremy and three other future Major Leaguers and teammates: infielder Shawn Wooten, pitchers Aaron Small and Cory Lidle. He batted .386 during his three years of varsity baseball, leading his team to the state finals as a senior. He was voted MVP in both baseball and basketball. In American football, he was an All-League quarterback. Giambi was selected in the 43rd round (1,118th overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers during the 1989 MLB draft. He did not sign and went on to attend college.
The Oakland Athletics selected Giambi in the second round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. He started his career that year with the short season single A Northwest League’s Southern Oregon A’s, where he hit .317 in 13 games. He was a member of the fourth place United States national baseball team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
He was married Kristian Rice back in 2002. his son is named Landon. He has a brother named He married Kristian Rice in 2002 and he has a son named Landon. His brother Jeremy Giambi also played in the MLB. also played in the MLB.
