A's release struggling slugger Giambi (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

The Oakland Athletics have released struggling Jason Giambi, cutting short the slugger's second stint with his first major league club. The A's announced the move Friday. The 38-year-old first baseman had returned to Oakland this season after seven years with the New York Yankees. Giambi, the 2000 AL MVP, has been on the disabled list since July 20 with a strained right quadriceps muscle.

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