Nomar Garciaparra

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nomar Garciaparra
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 23, 1973(1973-07-23)
Age	51
Birthplace	Whittier
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Nomar Garciaparra Biography

Nomar Garciaparra is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 23, 1973 in Whittier, California, United States. 1997 American League Rookie of the Year, with The Boston Red Sox who became a six-time All-Star shortstop.

He as well as the catcher Jason Vartek were teammates in the college in Georgia Tech and in the MLB with the Red Sox.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Garciaparra in the fifth round of the 1991 draft, but he did not sign. Instead, he enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Garciaparra helped the Yellow Jackets reach the College World Series title game in 1994; they lost to Oklahoma. Garciaparra was an Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star and a first team All-American twice in 1993–94. He batted .427 in his final season at Georgia Tech. In 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Garciaparra batted .321 and led Orleans to the league championship. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Following his career at Georgia Tech, Garciaparra was a first round draft pick of the Red Sox in 1994, and entered the Red Sox farm system. He began his professional career in Class A Advanced, as a member of the Sarasota Red Sox following his NCAA season. Since the season was already well underway by the point Garciaparra joined the team, he only appeared in 28 games. However, he batted .295 and hit his first professional home run.

He was the father of twins and a son who was with World Cup soccer star Mia Hamm.

Nomar Garciaparra Net Worth

Nomar Garciaparra is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nomar Garciaparra 's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the college baseball team in Georgia Tech and helped take Georgia Tech to the 1994 College World Series title game however they were beaten by Oklahoma.

The year 1999 was the time he was one of a tiny group of players to achieve two grand slams within the same game.

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (/ˈ n oʊ m ɑːr ɡ ɑːr ˌ s iː ə ˈ p ɑːr ə / ; born July 23, 1973) is an American retired 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 shortstop, 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nomar Garciaparra Dating?

According to our records, Nomar Garciaparra married to Mia Hamm. As of December 1, 2023, Nomar Garciaparra’s is not dating anyone.

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In the spring of 1998, Garciaparra and the Red Sox signed a five-year contract worth $23.25 million. The deal also included two team options (for 2003 and 2004) that, if exercised, would boost the deal to $44.25 million. At the time, it was unprecedented for a team to sign a player who had just completed his rookie season to a long-term contract. Once the 1998 season started, Garciaparra moved down in the batting order, typically batting third or cleanup. He finished with 35 home runs and 122 RBI in 1998, and placed as the runner-up for AL MVP. His batting average of .323 was good for 6th in the AL among qualifiers. Both he and teammate Pedro Martínez were instrumental in leading the Red Sox to the postseason. Though the team lost to the Cleveland Indians in the 1998 American League Division Series, Garciaparra had an outstanding postseason debut in the series, batting .333 with 3 homers and 11 RBI in the 4 game loss. He hit a memorable 3-run home run in the 5th inning of Game 1, the only game in the series won by the Red Sox.

Facts & Trivia

Nomar Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nomar Garciaparra celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.

The year 2000 was a year of transition for the Red Sox, but little changed for Nomar. By the end of June, his average was sitting at .396, prompting some to speculate he might be the first batter to hit .400 since Ted Williams. Indeed, Garciaparra did reach the mark, batting .403 as late in the season as July 20. However, as the summer went on, Garciaparra’s batting average slipped from those lofty heights. He finished the season with a .372 batting average, which was the highest batting average by a right-handed batter in the post-war era. He also easily won the American League batting title, becoming the first right-handed batter to win consecutive titles in either league since Joe DiMaggio. He also homered 21 times and drove in 96 runs. Despite the strong individual play, however, the Red Sox missed the postseason in 2000.

Why is Nomar Garciaparra a Hall of Famer?

A six-time All-Star, Garciaparra put up numbers that were almost unheard of from the shortstop position. He had seven seasons that were Hall of Fame- quality seasons. The Hall of Fame is reserved for the best players in baseball , and Nomar Garciaparra was one of the best players in baseball.

What is Nomar Garciaparra doing now?

Baseball runs deep for Garciaparra; he’s been a sports analyst for ESPN and the Little League World Series since retiring. Today, the 46-year-old is a baseball analyst for the Dodgers , a job he’s held consistently since 2014.

Did Nomar get a ring?

The Disappointing Way Nomar Garciaparra Got His Only World Series Ring. When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, they did so on behalf of every Red Sox player who survived the 80-plus-year Babe Ruth curse.

Was Nomar better than Jeter?

Just not Nomar-good. During that seven-year stretch, Nomar delivered 270 doubles, 169 homers, and 653 RBIs. In the same span, Jeter gave the Yankees a fine percentage of Nomar’s production: 210 doubles, 117 homers, 530 RBIs. Jeter even had more hits, too, 1,351 to 1,210.

Will Manny Ramirez make the Hall of Fame?

Manny Ramirez fell well short of the threshold required for being inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2022 , receiving only 28.9 percent of the votes.