Professional Career
He was mentioned in the book, Moneyball, as one of the replacement players for his older brother, Jason Giambi. Despite his off field troubles, Jeremy was looked at by Billy Beane, because of his plate discipline. However, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2002, because the Athletics did not want to deal with his locker room distractions.
He will always be remembered for his role in the famous "Derek Jeter flip play" during the 2001 ALDS between the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees. With the A's leading the series 2 games to none and Yankees clinging to a 1-0 lead, Jeremy attempted to score the tying run on a ball hit into the right field corner. Instead of sliding into home, where he would have scored the tying run, he came in standing up which allowed Jorge Posada to graze his calf with a sweep tag a split second before touching home plate. The Yankees went on to win the game 1 - 0 and eventually won the series 3-2, before losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a very memorable World Series.
He last played in the majors in 2003 for the Red Sox. After being released by the Red Sox, Giambi signed minor league deals with the Dodgers in 2004 and the White Sox in 2005 but only played in a total of 20 games in 2 seasons.
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