Nomar Garciaparra

About Nomar Garciaparra

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (pronounced /ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə/; born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is an American baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He previously played first base and third base for the Dodgers, and shortstop and third base for the Chicago Cubs, after several years as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.

His full name is Anthony Nomar Garciaparra, but he began going by Nomar when he was a child after there were too many Anthonys in his class. Nomar is his father's first name (Ramon) backwards and his last name is his father's last name (Garcia) and his mother's last name (Parra) together.

Garciaparra is a six-time All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006). In five postseason series he has batted .323 with a slugging percentage of .625.