| David Justice | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: April 14, 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 24, 1989 for the Atlanta Braves |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 2002 for the Oakland Athletics |
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| Career statistics | ||
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| Home runs | 305 | |
| Runs batted in | 1017 | |
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David Justice (born April 14, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989-96), Cleveland Indians (1997-2000), New York Yankees (2000-01), and Oakland Athletics (2002). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in The 2000 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the two-time defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Mets, with the Yankees winning 4 The In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
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Early life
David is the son of Robert and Nettie Justice. His father left the family when Justice was two years old. Justice graduated from Covington Latin School in Covington, Kentucky at age 16 in 1982. Covington Latin School is a unique four year College preparatory school located in Covington Kentucky. Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. He skipped the seventh and eighth grades. He then attended Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky majoring in Criminal Justice. For the school in South Africa, see Thomas More College (South Africa. Crestview Hills is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
Baseball career
Atlanta Braves
Justice made his major league debut in May 1989, playing for the last-place Braves. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The young right fielder earned the starting job after Braves fan favorite Dale Murphy was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. For the professor see Dale D Murphy. Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12 1956 in Portland Oregon) is a former Outfielder The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Justice promptly went on an offensive tear during the second half of the 1990 season, finishing with 28 home runs, which certainly helped him claim the National League's Rookie of the Year Award. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America In 1991, the Braves suddenly found themselves as a winning team, and Justice, who finished with 87 runs batted in despite being injured for part of the season, played in his first World Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League
After seeing his production slide slightly in 1992, Justice enjoyed a monster 1993 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, He clubbed 40 home runs and 120 RBIs with 78 walks, finishing third in MVP voting behind Barry Bonds and Lenny Dykstra. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Leonard Kyle (Lenny Dykstra (ˈdaɪkstɹə born February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails or The Justice was batting . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 313 with a . 427 on base percentage and . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 531 slugging average when the strike ended play in 1994. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994.
When baseball returned in 1995, Justice helped his teammates to victory in the 1995 World Series against the Cleveland Indians with a crucial home run in Game 6 to provide the only run in a 1-0 game that clinched the championship. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
In May 1996, a swing and miss in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates caused a season-ending shoulder injury. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It would prove to be Justice's last at bat as a Brave. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base On ESPN, Justice stated,
"I love the Braves, so when John Schuerholz looked me in my face and told me "I bet my house and my family that you won't be traded" that's good enough confidence for me coming from a General Manager, and then out of nowhere, one week later I'm gone. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to John Schuerholz (ˈʃɝhɔlts born on October 1, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland) is the President of the Atlanta Braves of the National "
Justice was later traded along with outfielder Marquis Grissom to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Kenny Lofton and relief pitcher Alan Embree. Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed " Grip " (first name mɑrˈkiːs (born April 17, 1967 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago Indiana) is a veteran Major League Baseball Outfielder. Alan Duane Embree (born January 23, 1970 in The Dalles Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Justice proved right away that he had many good years left. He hit . 329 with a . 418 OBP and . 596 slugging average in 1997, with 33 home runs, while making another World Series appearance. He posted solid numbers in 1998 and 1999 with Cleveland before his big year in 2000. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: That season, he hit . 286 with a . 377 OBP and . 584 slugging average, and slugged 41 homers with 118 RBIs.
New York Yankees
This strong season persuaded the New York Yankees to trade three players (Jake Westbrook, Zach Day and Ricky Ledee) for him in late June. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Jacob Cauthen Westbrook (born September 29, 1977 in Athens, Georgia) is a Right-handed Starting pitcher for the Stephen Zachary Day (born June 15, 1978 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right-handed sinker-ball Pitcher in Major Ricardo Alberto "Ricky" Ledée (born November 22, 1973 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Justice won the 2000 AL Championship Series MVP Award en route to his second world championship. The American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees and the Wild Card Seattle Mariners.
Later baseball career
His production slid considerably in 2001, and he was traded to the New York Mets (for 3B Robin Ventura), then the Oakland Athletics (for LHP Mark Guthrie and RHP Tyler Yates) after the season. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. He played a final season on an Oakland team which reached the playoffs in 2002. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: His addition to Oakland was referred to as an 'experiment' by A's assistant GM Paul DePodesta. Paul DePodesta (born December 16, 1972) is a baseball front-office assistant for the San Diego Padres. [1] The experiment was to evaluate whether hitters retained their ability to get on base as they got older (kept their batter's eye). His . 378 OBP and BB/K ratio of greater than 1:1 seemed to prove that correct.
Career totals
Justice finished his career as a . 279 hitter, with a . 378 OBP and . 500 slugging percentage, 305 home runs, 903 walks and 1017 RBI in 1610 games. He will become eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
From 1991 to his last season in 2002, Justice's teams made the postseason every year (with the exception of the strike-shortened 1994 season). Of those times, he made the World Series six times. But he struggled while with the Indians.
Honors
In March of 2007, it was announced that David Justice would be inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame. He was the first member of any of the Braves' fourteen consecutive division title teams (1991-2005, excluding the strike-shortened season in 1994) to be inducted in the Braves Hall of Fame. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. The induction took place on August 17, and Newnan, with numerous ex Braves players and coaches attended 2007. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball
Justice became eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 but only received 1 vote, eliminating his chances of being nominated on future ballots. [2]
Mitchell Report
In an interview for the Mitchell Report, released December 13, 2007, Justice denied using performance enhancing substances, but was willing to report the names of individuals he suspected, though had no direct knowledge of anyone else's use. The Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball He also claims to have never been warned of the side effects of steroids or explicitly told steroids were a banned substance. The Mitchell Report states that at a time after the interview, Justice is implicated by witness Kirk Radomski, who claimed to have sold Justice human growth hormone after the 2000 World Series when he was with the Yankees. Kirk J Radomski (born 1969 (colloquially known by players as Murdock) is a former Batboy and clubhouse employee for the New York Mets Major League
Within two days of the issuance of the report Justice spoke to several media outlets, including the YES Network, the Michael Kay radio program, and ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES Network is a New York City regional Cable TV channel dedicated to broadcasting Baseball games of the ESPN Radio is an American sports Radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports Talk radio show hosted by Colin Cowherd and broadcast on ESPN Radio from Bristol Connecticut In each appearance, Justice stated that his only involvement with performance-enhancing drugs was a discussion in 2000 with Brian McNamee, then the New York Yankees' strength coach, about HGH (human growth hormone). Brian Gerard McNamee is a former New York City police officer, Personal trainer, and strength and conditioning coach in Major League Baseball Growth hormone ( GH) is a Peptide hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals Justice had shoulder problems at the time and thought HGH was a way to recover. Justice stated that, after the discussion, he went to his locker and found a bag containing HGH and several injection needles. Seeing that needle injection was the only way to take HGH, Justice never used any of it. Justice further stated in the interviews that all claims in the Mitchell Report concerning his alleged purchase and use of any performance drugs were false and encouraged all players whose names appear in the report, especially Roger Clemens, to publicly deny any claims made by the Mitchell Report if they are untrue. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major
Television/Broadcasting Career
After his playing career, Justice served as a commentator for ESPN baseball telecasts for two years. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to He later joined the YES Network of the New York Yankees as a game and studio analyst, and also hosted the network's youth-oriented program Yankees on Deck. The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES Network is a New York City regional Cable TV channel dedicated to broadcasting Baseball games of the The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Yankees on Deck is a youth-oriented television baseball program that airs on the YES Network. Prior to the 2008 season, the YES network announced that Justice would not appear on air during that season, but would contribute articles to the network's website. Justice stated that this change was not in response to his inclusion in the Mitchell report, but was due to the destruction of his California home by a wild fire. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire,
Personal
Justice was married to film actress Halle Berry from 1992 to 1996. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former He is currently married to Rebecca Villalobos. He has two sons, David Jr. (b. 27 December 1999 with Nicole Foster) and Dionisio (b. 7 June 2002 with current wife Rebecca). He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black
See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report
References
- ^ The Beane Count - Analyzing Billy Beane's trades. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone The List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report includes currently-active and former Major League players as well as Free agents.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/01/08/hall.2008.ap/index.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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AL Comeback Player of the Year Award 1997 |
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American League Championship Series MVP 2000 |
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