Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971 in West Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman currently with the Colorado Rockies. He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage three times, and in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. He attended Long Beach State. Giambi is known to have taken performance-enhancing drugs during his career, for which he has publicly apologized. Giambi made his major league debut in 1995 with the Oakland Athletics. Originally used occasionally as an outfielder,third baseman, and first baseman, he assumed the full-time first base job upon the trade of Mark McGwire to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997. Giambi led the team in 1998 with 27 home runs, 110 RBI, and a .295 batting average. On December 13, 2001, Giambi signed a 7-year $120-million deal with the New York Yankees. Looking for a veteran bat to help their playoff push, the Rockies agreed to a deal with Giambi on August 23, 2009. He was assigned to their AAA affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Giambi married Kristian on February 2, 2002. His wife Kristian Giambi is the designer and owner of a lingerie and loungewear company called Brulee. Jason is the one of the owners of Casa Cielo (also owned by Scott Deskins of SCC Development in Austin, Texas) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It is an 18,000 square foot home on top of the Pedregal sign.

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