Topic: Jason Grimsley

Jason Alen Grimsley (born August 7, 1967 in Cleveland, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He made his debut on September 8, 1989, and pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Anaheim Angels, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, and most recently, the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks released him at his request shortly after it became public in June 2006 that he had admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. On June 12, 2006, Grimsley was suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. This penalty would take effect if Grimsley ever signs a contract with a major league team and is placed on a 40-man roster. He is the fourteenth Major League Baseball player to be suspended for use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Like many relief pitchers, Grimsley began his career as a starting pitcher, but he became a full-time reliever while a member of the Yankees. As a Yankee he was a member of the team that won the 1999 and 2000 World Series.

Grimsley is also infamous for his leading role in the 1994 Bat Burglary involving Albert Belle and an allegedly corked bat that was taken away by umpires for examination by the league. Grimsley was the player who crawled through a Comiskey Park air conditioning duct to reach the room where the confiscated bat had been secured. He took the corked bat and replaced it with a clean bat. The incident made ESPN.com's "Biggest Cheaters in Baseball" list at number 4 and Foxsports.com list of the biggest cheaters in baseball history at # 5.