Jack Cust
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Joe Joseph "Jack" Cust III (born January 7, 1979) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder.
He was a member of the Phoenix Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
Cust was born to Jack Sr. and Faith Cust. His father was a member of the Seton Hall Pirates baseball team that made it to the 1974 College World Series, and Kevin and Mike, both played minor league baseball. Cust attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey. In 1997, he was first-team High School All-American at first base. Cust first committed to play college baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Minor league career
Cust, a freshman out of high school, was the first round draft pick (30th overall) of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 and had a.447 on-base percentage in 35 games in the Rookie League. Cust was a member of the Pioneer League in 1998, where he led the league in walks (86), on-base percentage (5.3), and runs scored (75). In 1999, he led the California League in homers (32), on-base percentage (.450), and slugging percentage (.651), and was Baseball America's 1st team Minor League All-Star and Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Player of the Year. While leading the Texas League in walks (117) and strikeouts (150), he had a.440 on-base percentage at El Paso in 2000.
When he was leading the league with 102 walks in 2001, he was the Triple-A All-Star Game MVP. With a.467 on-base percentage and 30 home runs, he led the PCL in 2006 with 143 walks (also leading the minor leagues), walking 24.5% of the time, and a 4.2 percent on-base percentage with 30 home runs. In 11 minor league seasons with five different clubs, he had an.286 batting average and a.429 on-base percentage. He was home runs every 19 at-bats, struck out every 3 at-bats, and earned 1 walk per game.
Major league career
Cust made his Major League debut with the Diamondbacks on September 26, 2001. On January 7, 2002, his 23rd birthday, JD Closser, the Diamondbacks' catcher, was traded by the Colorado Rockies for pitcher Mike Myers. Cust spent the bulk of the 2002 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Rockies' Triple-A affiliate. He played in 35 games with the big league team, going 11-65 (.169 batting average) with just 1 home run.
On March 11, 2003, the Rockies sent Chris Richard and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Cust played in 28 games (27 in 2003, 1 in 2004) during his two seasons with the ballclub, most of which were with the Ottawa Lynx. He was most well-known as an Oriole for a legendary baserunning gaffe that resulted in his playing out in a 12-inning 5–4 loss to the New York Yankees at Camden Yards on August 16, 2003. He attempted to score on a double to right field by Larry Bigbie, but was caught a few steps ahead of third base, predicting the potential tying run at first base. Despite outmaneuvered catcher Jorge Posada and third baseman Aaron Boone and was headed for an undefended home plate, Cust collapsed to the ground and was tagged out from behind by Boone.
Following the 2004 season, Cust was given a free agency.
He was signed by the Oakland Athletics on November 15, 2004. He spent the entire season in Triple-A Sacramento and was granted free agency after the season. He signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres on December 6, 2005. In the 2006 season, he had three at-bats. With the San Diego Padres' Triple-A Portland Beavers, he began the 2007 season. The Padres cut him to the Oakland Athletics on May 3, 2007, but he was expected to join the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. Due to veteran Mike Piazza's injury, the Athletics needed another hitter. Cust endeared himself to A's fans by hitting 6 home runs in his first 7 games. During the seven-game stretch, Cust will be batting.346 with 14 RBI. The A's rallied to defeat Joe Borowski and the Cleveland Indians 10–7 on May 13, 2007, with two outs and a 0-2 count in the bottom of the ninth. Cust hit a walk-off 3-run home run.
Cust earned Co-American League Player of the Week awards alongside teammate Dan Johnson for the week ending May 13, 2007. Cust launched his first grand slam off relief pitcher Macay McBride of the Detroit Tigers on August 10, after striking a 3-run double earlier in the game to give him his first major league double. He finished the 2007 season with 26.8% of the time (tops in the major leagues), but with a 41.5% record (also tops in the majors).
With 187, he tied for most strikeouts in a season in one season. He batted out 46% of the time, the highest percentage in major league baseball, and every 2.4 at-bats. He also walked 18.8% of the time, the second highest percentage in the majors, and led the American League with 111 walks.
Cust was non-tendered by the Athletics on December 12, 2009, making him a free agent. Cust re-signed with the Oakland Athletics on January 7, 2010 on a 1-year $2.5 million contract. Nevertheless, he was approved for assignment on April 3, at the conclusion of Spring training. Cust obtained waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A on April 7, and was outrighted to Triple-A. He hit.273 with 4 home runs and 19 RBIs, while his 33 Ks w/ 33 walks was his best in his 33 minor league games. He was recruited to the 40-man roster and recalled on May 15. He made a comedic mistake in left field in the first game he played in. He appeared mostly in the outfield before Eric Chavez was recalled on the DL and then assumed the primary DH position. In a 3–1 Athletics win over the Kansas City Royals on September 13, Cust scored his 100th home run in his career.
Cust was non-tendered for the second year in a row and became a free agent following the 2010 season. Cust signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners on December 8, 2010. Cust was fired on July 29, 2011 after he hit just.213 with three home runs.
Cust signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies on August 12, 2011. On August 20, he was released a week later.
Cust in January 2012 signed a one-year minor league contract worth $600,000 with the option of a second year with the Houston Astros, but before the end of spring training, he was released on March 27.
He had signed a minor league deal with the Yankees on March 28, 2012 and was assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, but the Yankees cut him on August 1.
Cust was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league deal and moved to their Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s on August 4, 2012. Major League Baseball named him a minor league free agent on November 3.
The Rays announced on February 17, 2013 that Cust will be attending big league spring training on a minor league contract. The Rays reported Cust on March 23, 2013.
Cust resurfaced with the Orioles after signing a minor league contract on February 5, 2014 after spending all of 2013 out of professional baseball. His comeback attempt lasted 44 days; he was released on March 21.
Cust was featured in the Mitchell Report on December 13, 2007, as a performer of performance-enhancing drugs, but there was no evidence beyond a conversation he once had with former teammate Larry Bigbie. Cust denied any wrongdoing or using of performance-enhancing drugs, though he did note that his citation in the study contained errors.