Jason Samuel Christiansen (born September 21, 1969) is a former

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Christiansen was born in

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and attended Elkhorn High School. He is an alumnus of

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. He was signed by the

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as an amateur

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in 1991, Christiansen made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pirates on April 26, 1995. Christiansen gained national attention for his heated rivalry with fellow

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teammate Barry Bonds during the 2005 season. The rivalry was documented in the 2006 book '' Game of Shadows''. Christiansen was traded to the

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on August 30, 2005, for minor league pitchers

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and

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. On December 13, 2007, he was named in the

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to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball. Christiansen is the CEO & co-Owner of Rigid Industries LED Lighting, Inc., a manufacturer of high end LED lighting systems.http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-christiansen/30/994/546

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