Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra
Garciaparra in 2010
Shortstop
Born: (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 43) Whittier, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.313
Home runs	229
Runs batted in	936
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1996–2004) Chicago Cubs (2004–2005) Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2008) Oakland Athletics (2009)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) AL Rookie of the Year (1997) Silver Slugger Award (1997) NL Comeback Player of the Year (2006) 2× AL batting champion (1999, 2000) Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (/ˈnoʊmɑːr ɡɑːrˌsiːəˈpɑːrə/; born July 23, 1973) is a former American Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.

Garciaparra is a six-time All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006), and was the AL Rookie of the Year and AL Silver Slugger Award winner at shortstop in 1997. In 2001, he suffered a wrist injury, the first in a series of significant injuries that plagued the remainder of his career. Known for his ability to hit for average, Garciaparra is lifetime .313 hitter. He had the highest single-season batting average by a right handed batter in the post-war era, batting .372 in 2000, and was the first right handed batter to win the AL Batting Title in consecutive seasons since Joe DiMaggio, when he accomplished the feat in 1999 and 2000.