Michael Garciaparra | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Whittier, California | April 2, 1983|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Garciaparra (born April 2,1983 in Whittier,California) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He is the brother of Nomar Garciaparra.
Garciaparra was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the supplemental 1st round (36th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft with the pick awarded to the Mariners after the free agent departure of Alex Rodriguez. Garciaparra was so highly touted,Upper Deck put his image on the pack wrappers and promotional materials for one of their brands,UD Prospect Premieres. He spent six years in Seattle's minor league system,topping out with their Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in 2006.
In 2007,after being claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies,Garciaparra was assigned to their Double-A Reading Phillies. By the end of the year,he had been promoted to Triple-A Ottawa. He began 2008 as a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization,playing for their Double-A Bowie Baysox. [1] He was later released and signed by the Milwaukee Brewers and was assigned to their Double-A Huntsville Stars. In 2009,he began the season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds,but was sent back to Huntsville on June 27. In 2010,he split his time between Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League and Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League before he retired from baseball.
Garciaparra is now an area scout in Southern California for the St. Louis Cardinals and former instructor for USA Baseball. [2] He and father Ramon Garciaparra operate Garciaparra Baseball Group.
Garciaparra resides in Redondo Beach,California,and graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute in June 2001. While there,he was named First Team All-Camino Real League in baseball for three years,handled kicking duties for the school's football team,and played varsity soccer. He missed most of the 2001 high school baseball season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL sustained in a football game.
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