Known for his ability to hit for average, Garciaparra is a lifetime .313 hitter. What we didn't know was that Garciaparra had a wrist injury. AP Sports Writer. Garciaparra is a six-time All-Star (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006), and was the AL Rookie of the Year and AL Silver Slugger Award winner at shortstop in 1997. FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Nomar Garciaparra will miss at least two weeks of spring training because of an injured right wrist, the first setback in a season of great hope for the Red Sox. A freak injury to his Achilles tendon in 2004’s Spring Training made him miss the first 57 games of the season and he was never the same player. In his prime, was Nomar … Those injuries both shortened and impacted the career of Nomar. Various injuries would unfortunately derail the second half of his career. He had the highest single-season batting average by a right handed batter in the post-war era, batting .372 in 2000, and was the first right handed batter to win the Early in spring training Garciaparra felt pain in his wrist and an MRI confirmed it was a split tendon. UPDATE -- Peter Gammons on WEEI's Big Show 8.26.04: "Chicago didn't lie about Nomar's injury to keep it from Houston when they told people he was sitting out because of his Achilles and it was his wrist.

Edit Article Add New Article It was a split wrist tendon that changed the course of his career. Collected baseball cards from 1986-1995, and again from 2014 to Present. Garciaparra led the American League in batting average for the next two years, batting .357 in 1999 and .372 in 2000, finishing in the top ten in MVP voting both years. In 2001, he suffered a wrist injury, the first in a series of significant injuries that plagued the remainder of his career.


They can see what he looks like in batting practice. He picked up a Silver Slugger in 1997 and a couple of All Star nods until he injured his wrist in 2001.

Edit Article Add New Article Nomar Garciaparra's left wrist became a cause of concern Monday when it was revealed he strained it before Friday's game in Houston.

Jeff Kent broke a bone in his. Garciaparra, 31, is … For the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics, he played third base and first base. He played nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox. Nomar was plagued by injuries including a wrist injury. You are the owner of this article. The week after the issue hit newsstands, Garciaparra suffered a wrist injury that would ruin his season and alter the trajectory of his career. In 2001, he didn't play until late July, struggled in 21 games and shut things down for the rest of the season. Kent injured himself while washing his truck and will miss 4-to-6 weeks. At least that was the case on his 29th birthday when the former Boston Red Sox shortstop hit three homers in a … Unfortunately, Garciaparra’s dream in Boston had a nightmare ending. In 2001, he suffered a wrist injury, the first in a series of significant injuries that plagued the remainder of his career.