25 Facts About Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra helped the Yellow Jackets reach the College World Series title game in 1994; they lost to Oklahoma.

In 1992 Nomar Garciaparra played on the United States Olympic Baseball team in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Nomar Garciaparra made his Major League debut on August 31,1996, as a defensive replacement against Oakland, going 0-for-1.

On September 18,1996, Nomar Garciaparra stole his first major league base against the Tigers, which happened on the same night where Roger Clemens tied his own MLB record for striking out 20 batters in a game.

Once the 1998 season started, Nomar Garciaparra moved down in the batting order, typically batting third or cleanup.

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Nomar Garciaparra finished with 35 home runs and 122 RBI in 1998, and placed as the runner-up for AL MVP.

Nomar Garciaparra then continued to come into his own in 1999, winning the batting title by hitting.

Nomar Garciaparra was named an MLB All-Star in 1999, earning the right to start at shortstop and bat second for the game which took place in front of his hometown fans at Boston's Fenway Park.

Nomar Garciaparra again led the Red Sox to the postseason, where they defeated the Indians in 5 games in the 1999 American League Division Series, and Nomar was again a key cog despite battling injury as he hit.

Nomar Garciaparra became the first player in MLB history to hit safely and score a run in the first five games of his post-season career, a feat completed in Game 1 of the 1999 ALDS.

Nomar Garciaparra did not play in his first game during 2001 until July 29, though he hit a memorable home run on his return in that game.

Nomar Garciaparra thus returned to Boston for the start of the 2004 season in the final year of the old contract from March 1998, without an extension, and it quickly became clear that he was displeased with the team's handling of the situation.

On July 31,2004, Nomar Garciaparra was the key player involved in a four-team deal that sent him and Matt Murton to the wild-card-leading Chicago Cubs.

Nomar Garciaparra resumed play on August 5,2005 and almost immediately began raising his batting average.

In late August, when Cubs regular third baseman Aramis Ramirez went on the disabled list for the remainder of the 2005 season, Nomar Garciaparra volunteered to play third base, and Cubs manager Dusty Baker agreed.

In 2006, Nomar Garciaparra returned to his hometown, signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were minutes from Nomar Garciaparra's childhood home in Whittier.

On October 7, Nomar Garciaparra was named the National League's Comeback Player of the Year for 2006.

On June 25,2007, Nomar Garciaparra volunteered to move from first to third base in order to make room for rookie James Loney.

Nomar Garciaparra returned July 4, playing at shortstop for the first time since 2005 due to an injury to Rafael Furcal.

Nomar Garciaparra actually saw more time at shortstop during 2008 than any other position, to accommodate other players on the Dodgers.

On March 10,2010, Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day contract with the Boston Red Sox to enable him to retire as a member of the Red Sox.

On December 2,2013, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Nomar Garciaparra would be part of their broadcast team beginning with the 2014 season.

On Wednesday, February 5,2014, it was announced that Nomar Garciaparra would be inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, along with former pitchers Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens, as well as longtime radio announcer Joe Castiglione.

On November 22,2003, Nomar Garciaparra married Olympian and World Cup Champion soccer star Mia Hamm.

Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra originally met at a 1998 promotional event in Boston where Hamm defeated Nomar Garciaparra in a soccer shootout.

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