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Article: Garciaparra, Anthony Nomar: 1973—: Baseball Shortstop
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Anthony Nomar Garciaparra: 1973
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: Baseball shortstop
Called "one of baseball's best ambassadors" by
Baseball Digest,
Anthony Nomar Garcia-parra has made quite a name for himself as a shortstop on the Boston Red Sox baseball team. During his 1997 rookie season, he set several major league, American league, and Red Sox rookie records.
Baseball Weekly
called it "the greatest rookie season in history." Garciaparra continued to impress with each season.
Garciaparra was born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California. He was the oldest of the four children of Ramon and Sylvia Garciaparra. Garciaparra actually got his unique middle name from his father, who wanted to name his son ...