In 1996, Jaha enjoyed his finest season with the Brewers, batting .300 with 34 home runs and 118 RBI.[2] Despite the strong season, he was not selected to the All-Star team, having to contend with Frank Thomas, Mark McGwire, and Mo Vaughn for the first base position.[3]
After an injury-plagued Major League career with the Brewers, Jaha signed a minor-league contract with the Oakland Athletics in 1999. Although Jaha wasn't expected to make the team - in fact, he was left out of the team's media guide that spring - he turned in a remarkable comeback season. Earning his first All-Star berth along the way, he finished the season with 35 home runs (tying Dave Kingman for most by an Oakland designated hitter) and 111 RBIs and was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year.
It was his last season of significant productivity. Jaha played in just 33 games in 2000, fewer the following year. A popular figure in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse, he drew a standing ovation from his A's teammates when he announced his retirement on June 30, 2001. Jaha is of Syrian and Lebanese descent.
^"John Jaha Stats". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^"1996 All-Star Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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john, jaha, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources John Jaha news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message John Emil Jaha born May 27 1966 is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10 year career from 1992 to 2001 He played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics playing in both the American League and National League He was elected to the American League All Star team in 1999 John JahaJaha with the Stockton Ports in 1988First baseman Designated hitterBorn 1966 05 27 May 27 1966 age 57 Portland Oregon U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJuly 9 1992 for the Milwaukee BrewersLast MLB appearanceJune 27 2001 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 263Home runs141Runs batted in490TeamsMilwaukee Brewers 1992 1998 Oakland Athletics 1999 2001 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1999 Milwaukee Brewers Wall of HonorCareer editJaha graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland Oregon in 1984 He still holds most offensive baseball records for the school citation needed The Milwaukee Brewers selected Jaha in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft and he made his Major League debut with the Brewers on July 9 1992 He also had success playing with the Daikyo Dolphins in the Australian Baseball League in 1991 and 1992 alongside Brewers and 1999 All Star teammate Dave Nilsson 1 Earlier in 1992 while playing for Brewers Triple A affiliate Denver Jaha became only the second player after Joey Meyer to hit a ball into the upper deck at Mile High Stadium In 1996 Jaha enjoyed his finest season with the Brewers batting 300 with 34 home runs and 118 RBI 2 Despite the strong season he was not selected to the All Star team having to contend with Frank Thomas Mark McGwire and Mo Vaughn for the first base position 3 After an injury plagued Major League career with the Brewers Jaha signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics in 1999 Although Jaha wasn t expected to make the team in fact he was left out of the team s media guide that spring he turned in a remarkable comeback season Earning his first All Star berth along the way he finished the season with 35 home runs tying Dave Kingman for most by an Oakland designated hitter and 111 RBIs and was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year It was his last season of significant productivity Jaha played in just 33 games in 2000 fewer the following year A popular figure in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse he drew a standing ovation from his A s teammates when he announced his retirement on June 30 2001 Jaha is of Syrian and Lebanese descent In 826 games over 10 seasons Jaha posted a 263 batting average 730 for 2775 with 470 runs 126 doubles 5 triples 141 home runs 490 RBI 36 stolen bases 430 bases on balls 369 on base percentage and 465 slugging percentage He finished his career with a 993 fielding percentage as a first baseman References edit Flintoff and Dunn Alamanac John Jaha Stats Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14 2020 1996 All Star Game Baseball Almanac Retrieved January 14 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Jaha amp oldid 1221251235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
