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.
