Garciaparra Retires

      Nomar Garciaparra retired yesterday as a Boston Red Sox. Garciaparra was a member of the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland A’s. During the middle of his career he was kind of injury prone which hindered his true abilities. Most of Garciaparra’s best years came with the Boston Red Sox where he was regarded as one of the best shortstops in the league. Garciaparra was one of the most versatile players in the league, being able to play shortstop (his primary position), first base, third base, outfield, and even designated hitter with his batting abilities.

      Nomar Garciaparra is loved in the baseball world. He was selected to the All-Star game six times, won the Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger award, NL comeback player of the year award, and won the Batting title twice with the Red Sox. Garciaparra finished his career with a .313 batting average, 938 RBI’s, and 229 Home Runs. Garciaparra will be missed by many in baseball, he was a terrific player and a great role model for kids. Garciaparra will join ESPN to be an analyst for Baseball tonight.