at age 41, Stan Musial was the oldest player to hit three home runs in one game on July 8, 1962. Giambi became a free agent after the 2012 season and was a finalist for the Rockies major league managerial opening, which eventually went to Walt Weiss. Giambi was offered the position of Colorado's hitting coach but turned it down. Cleveland Indians (2013–2014) The Cleveland Indians signed Giambi to a minor league contract on February 9, 2013. Giambi made the Indians major league roster following spring training. On July 29, 2013, Giambi became the oldest player to hit a walk-off home run. He broke his own record for oldest player to hit a walk-off home run in a season saving win for the Indians against the White Sox on September 24, 2013. Giambi was re-signed by the Indians on October 31, 2013, to a one-year minor league deal. The deal included an invitation to Spring Training. Giambi was hit by an Edwin Jackson pitch on March 7, 2014. This resulted in a broken rib, and Giambi missed the first 18 games of the season. He was activated on April 21. On August 2, 2014, Giambi gave up his 25 jersey number to Jim Thome to have it unofficially retired by the Indians; Giambi switched his jersey number to 72 that day. On the jersey that he gave to Thome, Giambi put down a message to Thome saying "Jim, It was an honor to be the last person to wear your uniform number in Cleveland Indians history! – Jason Giambi" It was kept a secret from the fans, the players, Thome himself and his family, happening after Thome signed the one-day contract and threw out the first pitch. On February 16, 2015, Giambi announced his retirement. Awards 1999 Oakland Athletics Player of the Year 2000 Oakland Athletics Player of the Year 2000 AL Most Valuable Player 2000 Hutch Award 2001 Oakland Athletics Player of the Year 2001 Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star 1B 2001 AL Silver Slugger Award (1B) 2002 Home Run Derby Winner 2002 Baseball America 2nd-Team Major League All-Star 1B 2002 AL Silver Slugger Award (1B) 2005 AL Comeback Player of the Year BALCO scandal Late in 2003, Giambi was named by FBI officers investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) as being one of the baseball players believed to have received anabolic steroids from trainer Greg Anderson.