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Jack Cust is an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics acquired Cust in a 2007 trade with the San Diego Padres. In his first season in Oakland, Cust lead the team in six offensive categories.
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Fast FactsMLB: [http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=400091 Jack Cust Bio]
- Born: January 16, 1979
- Birth Place: Flemington, New Jersey
- Position: Designated Hitter/Left Field
- One of many players named in the Mitchell Report
- Holds the record for strikeouts in a season with under 125 games played (164)
- Has hit 200 minor league home runs
- Brother Kevin plays in the Atlanta Braves organization
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Transaction HistoryBaseball-Reference: [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/custja01.shtml Jack Cust]
The Arizona Diamondbacks originally selected Cust in the first round of the 1997 draft. Cust made his MLB debut for the Diamondbacks in 2001, but the following season he was traded to the Colorado Rockies along with J.D. Closser in exchange for Mike Myers. After a season in Colorado, the Rockies sent Cust to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Richard. Cust signed with the San Diego Padres as a free agent in 2005, who then traded him to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. -
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Jack Cust Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Oakland Athletics
- ESPN.com : Career Stats
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 231
- Rookie Year: 2001
Jack Cust News and Articles
- Yahoo! Sports: Jack Cust News
- CBS SportsLine.com: Jack Cust
- MLB.com: Cust busts out in Oakland
- FOX Sports:: Jack Cust news
- Topix.net: Jack Cust News
- MLB.com: Mitchell Report released (December 13, 2007)
- ESPN.com: A's address Piazza injury with journeyman Cust
- MLB.com: Baseball Continues to be a family Affair
- San Jose Mercury News: Brown: After bursting onto scene, Cust works on staying power
- Washington Post.com: Cust Breaks Through in a Powerful Way for A's (2007)


