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| Height: 5-10
Weight: 205
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jan 20, 1971, El Cajon, CA Contract: Signed through 2009. |
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| December 24, 2008 Brian Giles has come out to say that his ex-girlfriend's lawsuit is all about money, according to ESPN. "The marriage never took place because the plaintiff changed her mind about a prenuptial agreement," Giles said. "The statement that I promised before marriage to divide my property to plaintiff if we ever separated or died is nonsense." |
| December 17, 2008 Padres outfielder Brian Giles was sued by his ex-girlfriend for more than $10 million, as she alleges that he hit, slapped, shook and kicked her while she was pregnant, leading to a miscarriage, according to Padres.com. |
| November 19, 2008 Brian Giles expects to begin the 2009 campaign with the Padres, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Giles said, "I don't see how that would be a thought for them, to pick up my option and try to trade me before spring training. I think they picked up my option to be one of the pieces to try to win here. I don't think they picked up my option to try to trade me. I'm going to play here." |
| November 7, 2008 The Padres exercised Brian Giles's option for $9 million on Friday, according to the Padres' official site. |
| September 30, 2008 Brian Giles appears almost certain to remain with the Padres as the club is leaning towards exercising their $9 million option, according to the Padres Official Website. "We're probably leaning more toward exercising the option," Towers said. "This is guy really makes our offense go, and he's the type of hitter we like to have, especially in this ballpark," GM Kevin Towers said. |
| September 28, 2008 Brian Giles was 1-for-4 with an RBI in what may have been his last game as a Padre after five-plus seasons. The 37-year-old right fielder will be a free agent this winter. |
| September 11, 2008 Brian Giles went 1-for-4 with a run scored on Wednesday night, and he failed to record an RBI while leaving four runners on base. |
| September 5, 2008 Brian Giles had four hits including an eighth-inning solo home run that tied the score 2-2 against the Brewers on Friday. It was just his 11th home run of the season. |
| August 27, 2008 It was a day off for Brian Giles today but he would play a role in the Padres 5-4 win against the Diamondbacks. Giles pinch-hit in the eighth inning and singled then scored the game-tying run on Chase Headley's single. |
| August 27, 2008 Even though Brian Giles is hot, collecting hits in six of his last nine at-bats, that trend could end on Wednesday when he and his Padres teammates face Arizona lefty Randy Johnson. In 32 career at-bats, Giles has just three hits (.094) off the Big Unit, and has struck out 13 times. |
| August 24, 2008 Brian Giles hit a rare home run, his ninth of the season, but it was not enough for San Diego, who lost to the Giants 7-4. |
| August 17, 2008 Brian Giles had only one hit on Saturday night, but he finished 1-for-2 with four RBI. He hit a sacrifice fly and a three-run double. |
| August 10, 2008 Brian Giles led the way in San Diego's 16 run outburst by going 4-for-6 with four runs scored and four RBI against the Rockies. |
| August 8, 2008 Brian Giles celebrated turning down the ability to go to the Red Sox by hitting this seventh home run of the season for the Padres. |
| August 8, 2008 Brian Giles will exercise his no-trade clause to block a waiver deal to the Red Sox, according to ESPN. |
| August 7, 2008 The Red Sox are one of the teams that has put a claim on Brian Giles, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. They have a 48-hour period in which to try to work out a trade with San Diego. |
| August 6, 2008 Brian Giles has been claimed off waivers by an unnamed team, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. The Padres have 48 hours to complete a trade. If no deal is reached, the Padres can take back Giles, or let him go to the claiming team. |
| August 3, 2008 Brian Giles was the Padres hitting star on Sunday even though he didn't do anything to special with two hits, a run scored and an RBI. |
| July 14, 2008 Brian Giles has been nursing a hamstring ailment, but the team believes he will be healthy and set to return immediately following the All-Star break, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Giles said, "There has been noticeable improvement. Getting off it for a couple of days was the right decision." |
| July 9, 2008 Brian Giles was held out of the Padres' starting lineup for the fourth-straight game on Wednesday due to his ailing hamstring and the San Diego Union-Tribune believes he won't return over the weekend against the Braves, expect as possibly a pinch-hitter. |
| July 8, 2008 Brian Giles missed his second-straight start on Monday due to his hamstring ailment, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. |
| July 6, 2008 Brian Giles is nursing a hamstring ailment, according to the North County Times. |
| July 1, 2008 Brian Giles and his Padres teammates face off against the Rockies and starter Aaron Cook, which bodes well for Giles. He is hitting .417 against the righty in 36 at-bats. |
| June 25, 2008 Brian Giles had a hit on Wednesday in three trips to the plate leaving him with a hit in eight of the last 10 games. |
| June 25, 2008 Brian Giles was back in the lineup Tuesday night. The Padres right fielder was out two games because of a hamstring strain, and his left shoulder will require treatment indefinitely. |
| June 21, 2008 Brian Giles' MRI results revealed adema in his ailing left shoulder, but he was still in Friday's lineup against the Tigers, according to the North County Times. |
| June 20, 2008 Brian Giles will undergo an MRI on his sore left shoulder, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Giles said, "I've had a bad shoulder before, back in the early part of spring training, and that's kind of what it feels like now. They're thinking there's something irritating the rotator cuff." |
| June 12, 2008 Brian Giles hit a home run, just the fourth of the season, for the Padres on Thursday. |
| June 4, 2008 The Padres emerged victorious from a pitcher's duel fought against the Chicago Cubs, taking the 2-1 win. The top man behind the offensive effort was outfielder Brian Giles , going 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles on the evening, posting one run scored. |
| May 19, 2008 Brian Giles had two hits on Monday night, his fifth straight game of at least two hits. |
| May 18, 2008 Brian Giles continued his hot hitting on Sunday with three more hits to give him a .307 average on the year. That makes 12 hits in his last four games. |
| May 17, 2008 Brian Giles' four hits on Friday night offers evidence that the Padres right fielder is the hottest hitter on a club with cold bats. The four hit performance brought his numbers to a respectable - .288/.386/.436. While his slugging percentage is soft, the veteran has learned that elevating the ball in PETCO is a fruitless effort. |
| May 17, 2008 Brian Giles went 4-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 6-4 win over the Mariners. Two of his hits went for doubles. |
| May 15, 2008 Brian Giles had three hits on Thursday to improve his average to .272. |
| May 6, 2008 OF Brian Giles has a good thing going as the leadoff man for the Padres despite a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Giles went 4-for-5 with his 8th double of the season, totaling two runs scored. |
| April 19, 2008 Brian Giles hit his second home run of the season on Saturday as he knocked in two runs. He also took two walks. |
| April 16, 2008 Brian Giles had two hits and two RBI for the Padres on Wednesday to raise his average to .333. |
| April 4, 2008 Brian Giles received a day off on Thursday to rest his surgically repaired right knee. He had microfracture surgery over the winter. Giles tells the San Diego Union-Tribune that the joint "feels great," and he adds, "We're not really out of the woods on that until June, when the tissue is supposed to be fully settled on the bone." |
| April 3, 2008 Brian Giles may have totally lost his power stroke but the man can still hit and on Wednesday he did just that with three hits and three RBI for the Padres. Always a high OBP hitter, Giles is slightly miscast as a leadoff hitter for the Padres because of his lack of speed, but he still should be a fine fourth of fifth type outfielder in deep mixed leagues. |
| March 19, 2008 It is looking like Brian Giles will be ready for Opening Day, according to MLB.com. Giles is progressing favorably enough from his off-season microfracture surgery on his knee to get into Cactus League games this week. Giles notably played in Tucson on Monday and started in right field, as well on Tuesday. He'll get around 40 at-bats this spring, and it's looking like he will be ready for Opening Day. So far, his knee has handled every rehabilitation dished his way. |
| March 14, 2008 Brian Giles returned to action on Friday afternoon on a practice field in a Minor League game, according to MLB.com. Giles, who had surgery on his right knee at the start of the off-season, batted four times in the first three innings and received a paucity of hittable pitches. He faced four different pitchers and hit a run-scoring single up the middle, walked twice and struck out looking. Giles did not play defense or run the bases, and he won't Saturday either, when he plays in another Minor League game. But he could be doing so by Monday in Tucson, AZ, weather permitting, as rain is a possibility on Sunday and Monday. It's all part of the plan Giles and the Padres have in place to get him ready for the regular season. "Opening Day is our date," Giles said. "We've kind of got a schedule from here until we're done with camp with the idea of being ready on the 31st [of March]." |
| March 7, 2008 Brian Giles is expected to test his surgically repaired knee in a Minor League game on March 14, this according to the team website. Giles could be used as a pinch-hitter when the Padres face the Rockies in Tucson on March 16, and slowly be worked into the outfield rotation in the final week of spring training. |
| February 24, 2008 Brian Giles took batting practice and sprinted down the basepath Saturday without favoring his surgically repaired knee, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I've been doing sprints, running since the end of January, and I feel good," said Giles. He's recovering from October microfracture surgery but is on track for opening day at this point. Giles is entering the final year of his current contract, though the Padres have a $9 million option with a $3 million buyout clause for 2009. |
| January 17, 2008 Brian Giles, recovering from offseason surgery on his right knee, expects to be ready to play opening day. "Barring any setbacks, I think it's realistic to say I'll be ready to start the season," Giles said to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "There hasn't been one setback yet, no pain, no swelling. I feel like I'll be ready to go for the first spring training game. But there's no reason to press it in spring training. My guess is that I'll hit in minor league games for the first week to 10 days. But this was also a more significant injury and operation than what I thought." |