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Michael Garciaparra Houston Astros — No. 51 Second baseman Born: April 2, 1983
Whittier, CaliforniaBats: Right Throws: Right Michael Garciaparra (born April 2, 1983 in Whittier, California) is a minor league baseball second baseman who is presently playing for the Triple A Round Rock Express in the Houston Astros organization. He is the brother of Nomar Garciaparra.
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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 the 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.
Personal
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.
References
- ^ "Michael Garciaparra." Bowie Baysox. 10 June 2008.
- "Michael Garciaparra." Nashville Sounds. Retrieved on 26 June 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube
- Career statistics and player information from MiLB
- Career statistics and player information from CBS Sportline
Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks 1977: Dave Henderson | 1978: Tito Nanni | 1979: Al Chambers | 1980: Darnell Coles | 1981: Mike Moore | 1982: Spike Owen | 1983: Darrel Akerfelds, Terry Bell | 1984: Bill Swift | 1985: Mike Campbell, Bill McGuire | 1986: Patrick Lennon | 1987: Ken Griffey, Jr. | 1988: Tino Martinez | 1989: Roger Salkeld, Scott Burrell | 1990: Marc Newfield, Anthony Manahan | 1991: Shawn Estes | 1992: Ron Villone | 1993: Alex Rodriguez | 1994: Jason Varitek | 1995: José Cruz, Jr. | 1996: Gil Meche | 1997: Ryan Anderson | 1998: Matt Thornton | 1999: Ryan Christianson, Jeff Heaverlo | 2000: No first round pick | 2001: Michael Garciaparra | 2002: John Mayberry, Jr. | 2003: Adam Jones | 2004: No first round pick | 2005: Jeff Clement | 2006: Brandon Morrow | 2007: Phillippe Aumont, Matt Mangini | 2008: Josh Fields | 2009: Dustin Ackley, Nick Franklin, Steven Baron | 2010: Taijuan Walker | 2011: Danny HultzenCategories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- People 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
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