Jason Giambi
- Style
- Horseshoe
- Peak Era
- 2000s
- Born
- 1971
- Fan Votes
- 0 legendary · 0 meh
About Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi was born in 1971 in West Covina, California, starred at Long Beach State, and was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1992. He became the centerpiece of the young, cheap, swaggering A's teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the 2000 American League MVP and finishing second in 2001.
He signed a huge free-agent deal with the New York Yankees before 2002 and hit for power in the Bronx for seven seasons, with five All-Star selections overall and 440 career home runs. He later played for Oakland again, the Colorado Rockies and the Cleveland Indians, retiring after 2014 at age 43. His career was also marked by the BALCO scandal and a 2007 public apology.
He has since worked as a hitting coach and remains a beloved figure in Oakland baseball lore.
Why the Stach Became Iconic
In Oakland, Giambi was the picture of the early-2000s "Moneyball" A's: long hair, tattoos, and a thick horseshoe mustache that looked like it belonged on a Harley. When he signed with the Yankees, the team's facial-hair policy shaved it all off, which Oakland fans took as a personal insult.
The Oakland-era Giambi mustache remains the gold standard for a slugger who looked like he could also fix your motorcycle.
Career Highlights
- Long Beach State Dirtbags (1990–1992)
- Oakland Athletics (1995–2001, 2009) — AL MVP 2000
- New York Yankees (2002–2008) — five-time All-Star overall
- Colorado Rockies (2009–2012) and Cleveland Indians (2013–2014)
- He was a member of the 2002 A's team immortalized in the book and film *Moneyball*, though he had just left for New York.
- He was known for lending a golden thong to slumping teammates as a good-luck charm.
- He hit 440 career home runs and drew more than 1,300 walks.
- He played his final big-league game at 43.
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