Michael Garciaparra, (born April 2, 1983 in Whittier, California) is a minor league baseball second baseman who is presently a free agent. He is the brother of Nomar Garciaparra.
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 wi...
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Michael Garciaparra, (born April 2, 1983 in Whittier, California) is a minor league baseball second baseman who is presently a free agent. He is the brother of Nomar Garciaparra.
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. 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...
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