Michael Garciaparra
| Michael Robert Garciaparra | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: April 2, 1983 Whittier, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Garciaparra (born April 2, 1983 in Whittier, California) is a former minor league baseball second baseman . He is the brother of Nomar Garciaparra.
Career
Garciaparra was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the supplemental 1st round (36th overall) of the 2001 June draft with the pick awarded to the Mariners after the free agent departure of Alex Rodriguez. 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.
Post career
Garciapara 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 operates Garciaparra Baseball Group.
Personal
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.
References
- ^ "Michael Garciaparra." Bowie Baysox. 10 June 2008.
- ^ http://www.garciaparrabaseball.com/about
- "Michael Garciaparra." Nashville Sounds. Retrieved on 26 June 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from MiLB
- Career statistics and player information from CBS Sportline
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople from Whittier, California
- Arizona League Mariners players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players
- San Antonio Missions players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Clearwater Threshers players
- Reading Phillies players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Round Rock Express players
- St. Louis Cardinals scouts
- Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California
- Peoria Javelinas players