Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra is a retired baseball shortstop who played for the Boston Red Sox for some time then went to the Los Angeles Dodgers and then retired after a day in a minor league game.

Nomar Garciaparra
Garciaparra in 2010
Shortstop
Born: (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 52) 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