Michael Garciaparra
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| Born: April 2, 1983 Whittier, California |
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Michael Garciaparra, (born April 2, 1983 in Whittier, California) is a minor league baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He is the brother of Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Nomar Garciaparra.
[edit] 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 leauge 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 the their Double-A Reading Phillies. By the end of the year, he had been promoted to Triple-A OttawaHe 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.
Garciaparra resides in La Habra Heights, 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.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB
- Career statistics and player information from MiLB
- Career statistics and player information from CBS Sportline
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
[edit] References
- ^ "Michael Garciaparra." Bowie Baysox. 10 June 2008.
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| NAME | Garciaparra, Michael |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Whittier, California |
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