Nomar Garciaparra
MLB debut August 31, 1996 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance October 4, 2009 for the Oakland Athletics Career 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) Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (/ˈnoʊmɑr ɡɑrˌsiːəˈpɑrə/; born July 23, 1973) is a former American Major League Baseball player and current ESPN analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs. 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.