Classic Nomar, Red Sox short Nomar Garciaparra stop throws to first base in game action at Fenway Park Boston Ma photo by bill belknap Stock Photo - Alamy

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, right, throws to first base after forcing out Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday at second base on a ground ball hit by Garrett Atkins in the first

Boston Red Sox third base coach Carlos Febles, right, looks on as Triston Casas takes a lead off the bag during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, April 13

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Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, right, hops out of the way as he tries to complete the double play after forcing out Baltimore Orioles' Jerry Hairston, left, during the third inning

Los Angeles Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra takes off running from home plate after hitting a solo home run off of New York Mets' pitcher John Maine in the fifth inning at Shea Stadium

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Boston Red Sox' Nomar Garciaparra reacts to getting hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres' Brandon Puffer in the seventh inning, at Boston's Fenway Park, Thursday, June 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Steven

Boston Red Sox first base coach Arnie Beyeler #43 during a Spring Training game against the Miami Marlins at JetBlue Park on March 27, 2013 in Fort Myers, Florida. Miami defeated Boston

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, left, pulls his foot off of second base as he lunges to make a catch on an errant throw allowing Texas Rangers runner Esteban German, right, to

Los Angeles Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra holds his head after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch by Arizona Diamondbacks' Edgar Gonzalez in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Los

Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, right, hops out of the way as he tries to complete the double play after forcing out Baltimore Orioles' Jerry Hairston, left, during the third inning

Boston Red Sox' Nomar Garciaparra reacts to getting hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres' Brandon Puffer in the seventh inning, at Boston's Fenway Park, Thursday, June 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Steven

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Los Angeles Dodgers Nomar Garciaparra (R) loses a foot race to first base with the St. Louis Cardinals Tagg Bozied during game at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida on March 7, 2007.