Baltimore Orioles Release Jay Gibbons

03/30/2008 -- The Baltimore Orioles today announced that they have released OF JAY GIBBONS. Selected from the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 Draft on December 11, 2000, Jay Gibbons hit .260 with 121 home runs and 405 RBIs in 779 games over seven seasons for the Baltimore Orioles.

Jay Gibbons hit .230 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI in 84 games last season before undergoing surgery on his left shoulder on August 14 and missing the remainder of the year. It was the 4th time in seven seasons injuries prevented him from appearing in 100 games.

Last December Jay Gibbons was suspended for the first 15 days of the 2008 season for use of a banned substance under MLB's drug policy. On Friday, Major League Baseball and the Players Association agreed to stay the discipline for 10 days to allow for further negotiations over revisions to the Joint Drug Agreement.

Source: MLB

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