Nomar Garciaparra retires as member of Boston Red Sox
Nomar Garciaparra is retiring as the member of a Boston Red Sox.
The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then released he’s ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN.
A first-round draft pick in 1994, the shortstop played elements of nine seasons in Boston, winning batting titles in 1999 and 2000. But he might be most famous in Red Sox lore for being traded as part of a four-team deal in 2004, a move that helped the club win its first World Series championship in 86 years.
Garciaparra spent the last five seasons with the Cubs, Dodgers, and A’s. The six-time All-Star had a .313 career average with 229 home runs and 936 RBIs.
