Joba Chamberlain

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joba Chamberlain
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1985(1985-09-23)
Age	39
Birthplace	Lincoln
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Virgo

Joba Chamberlain Biography

Joba Chamberlain is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 23, 1985 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Pitcher who took home the World Series Championship with the New York Yankees in 2009.

Hideki Matsui was his teammate and the Yankees MVP during their 2009 World Series win. was his teammate and Yankees MVP in the 2009 World Series win.

Justin Louis “Joba” Chamberlain (/ˈ dʒ ɒ b ə / JOB -ə September 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians.

During the 2004–2005 college off-season Chamberlain pitched for the Nebraska Bruins of the National Baseball Congress. He started six games in 2005, recording a 5–0 record and a 1.59 ERA.

His birthplace was Justin Chamberlain, in Lincoln, Nebraska, his father was an American Indian; he changed his name to honor his younger cousin, who could not say his name correctly, and he was called Joba.

Joba Chamberlain Net Worth

Joba Chamberlain is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joba Chamberlain 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His baseball career was during his time at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, leading the team in ERA as well as strikeouts, complete games. He took his team the Cornhuskers into the College World Series.

He was the one who set up for the Yankees during the 2009 World Series run, and despite injuries, continued participate in 2011 and 2012.

Joba was born Justin Louis Heath on September 23, 1985. He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chamberlain’s parents, Harlan Chamberlain and Jackie Standley, were never married and split up when Joba was 18 months old. Some sources say that Harlan Chamberlain obtained full custody of Joba when he was 3 years old, but Standley claims that Joba lived with her most of the time until he was 10 when she had his surname legally changed from Heath, her maiden name, to Chamberlain. Standley began abusing drugs when Joba was 4 or 5 and says that she and Joba currently speak to each other only rarely.

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In Game 2 of the 2007 ALDS against the Cleveland Indians, Chamberlain was pitching in the bottom of the eighth with the Yankees leading 1–0. Suddenly, a host of small midges swarmed the field. He was repeatedly sprayed down with insect repellent, which had no apparent deterrent effect on the midges. Chamberlain threw 2 wild pitches, yielding the tying run. The Indians went on to win the game 2–1. The Yankees would then lose the Division Series against the Indians in 4 games in the best-of-five series.

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Joba Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joba Chamberlain celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

He spent the first part of his 2007 season on the Single-A Advanced Tampa Yankees in the Florida State League. He went 4–0 with a 2.03 ERA in 7 games, and had 51 strikeouts and 11 walks. He was then promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder in the Eastern League, where he was 4–2 in 7 games with a 3.43 ERA and 64 strikeouts. He was named to the U.S. Team in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game July 8 at AT&T Park. Chamberlain pitched the third inning, striking out one, walking one, and allowing a hit and an earned run. On July 24, 2007, Chamberlain was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and made his first start the next day, striking out 10 in 5 innings and earning his first Triple-A victory. While the Yankees still saw him as a starter in the future, the team announced on July 29, 2007, that Chamberlain would be moved to the Scranton-Wilkes Barre bullpen, and he made his first appearance the next day, striking out the side in 1 inning pitched and hitting 100 on the radar gun three times. On August 1, Joba went back to Trenton to make a relief appearance, striking out 2 batters in a 1–2–3 8th inning. He then came back to Scranton, pitching 2 innings and striking out 5 batters.

What happen to Joba Chamberlain?

Injuries played a role in Chamberlain’s fall. He missed most of 2011 when he had Tommy John surgery, then he suffered an open dislocation of his right ankle from a trampoline incident in April 2012. Chamberlain recorded a 3.57 ERA in 69 games for the Tigers in 2010, but was out of Major League Baseball by 2016.

What were the Joba Rules?

Chamberlain’s usage in games was initially restricted by what were referred to as the “Joba Rules”, which prevented him from pitching on consecutive days and gave him an additional day of rest for each inning pitched in an outing.

Did Joba Chamberlain retire?

When a spring 2017 stint with the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t work out, Chamberlain retired and fully moved on to a post-baseball career. Chamberlain now works as a studio analyst on MLB Network and specializes in pitching commentary.

Who did Joba Chamberlain play for?

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Are the Yankees still paying Ellsbury?

The $26 million covered Ellsbury’s salary in 2020 , the final guaranteed season on his seven-year free agent contract, as well as a buyout of his 2021 club option.