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Article: Garciaparra, Dodgers Agree to Deal
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- December 19, 2005
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Five-time all-star Nomar Garciaparra agreed to a one-year contract
with the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday.
Team spokesman Josh Rawitch said that Garciaparra passed a
physical and will be introduced today at a Dodger Stadium news
conference.
Garciaparra also considered the New York Yankees, Cleveland
Indians and Houston Astros. He spent several hours with Dodgers
executives Thursday and Friday -- the first day with agent Arn
Tellem, the second with his wife, former soccer star Mia Hamm.
Garciaparra and Hamm live in suburban Manhattan Beach.
Garciaparra, 32, was considered one of baseball's best shortstops
for several years while playing with the Boston Red Sox and won the
AL batting title ...