Garciaparra missed 136 games in 2001 because of a wrist injury, and Boston tumbled to 82-79. But he bounced back by averaging 5.9 WAR per season over the next two years, with the Red Sox reloading to ...

Friend of the blog and professional ethicist Jack Marshall has put some thought to Nomar Garciaparra’s one-day contract/retirement with the Red Sox. After registering his surprise and displeasure with ...

Oakland's strong finish is not enough to satisfy Nomar Garciaparra. Only a playoff spot would make him happy, so the infielder really does not like finishing in last place. "This is how I evaluate ...

It wasn't as dramatic as Tiger Woods limping on one good knee to the U.S. Open title, but a still-injured Nomar Garciaparra made an important return to the diamond Tuesday. He was back in his ...

Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion ...

It's not very often that a story, any real life story, can have a Hollywood ending. Today in Fort Myers, Florida, Nomar Garciaparra's illustrious baseball career ended along side the very man who ...

Austin Barnes hit his first home run of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night, but no one was more excited than Nomar Garciaparra. Prior to the first pitch being thrown in the Dodgers’ ...

Once again, contract offers from multiple teams were nearly indistinguishable. So once again, Nomar Garciaparra allowed his heart to tug him in a particular direction. A year ago he chose the Chicago ...

I remember, when I was eight-years-old, all I wanted to be when I grew up was Nomar Garciaparra. At that point, who wouldn't? Nomar was the toast of Boston, the man who was sure to lead the Red Sox to ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Because of experience, Manager Joe Torre theorized, Nomar Garciaparra probably would be a better pinch-hitter than his younger teammates. But based on the few words Garciaparra ...

Derek Jeter finished his Hall-of-Fame career in 2014, after playing 20 seasons for the New York Yankees. Nomar Garciaparra’s career ended five years earlier, and included stops with four teams: The ...