Nomar Garciaparra
Sportskool Baseball coach Nomar Garciaparra
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Gwynn On Hitting
MLB legend Tony Gwynn unlocks the secrets of hitting a baseball.
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Pitching Mechanics
Tony Gwynn teaches you to take the mound with confidence & throw strikes
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Dontrelle Willis Interview
The Marlins' Dontrelle Willis, The D-Train, sits down for Sportskool's Q & A.
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Tony Gwynn Interview
Tony Gwynn talks about life and baseball in Sportskool's Q&A.
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Bunting
MLB legend Tony Gwynn breaks down proper bunting with tips to improve your bat skills.
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Gold Glove Catching
MLB legend Tony Gwynn goes behind the plate with tips to make you a better catcher.
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Gold Glove Infield
MLB legend Tony Gwynn teaches the techniques for smooth & steady infield play.
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Gold Glove Outfield
MLB legend Tony Gwynn gives you the inside tips that will improve your outfield play.
With its stable of iconic sports superstars whittled down to one - Ray Bourque - by 1997, Boston needed someone to fill the void.Larry Bird had retired five years earlier. Roger Clemens left the previous year. Bourque was the bright spot on the NHL's worst team. Tom Brady was still in college and more than four years away from becoming Tom Brady.
Enter Nomar Garciaparra.
The shortstop hit .309 with 209 hits and 30 home runs in 1997, his first full season with the Red Sox. He was the unanimous American League Rookie of the Year. Garciaparra was an instant superstar. And for the next seven seasons he was Boston's superstar. In a city where baseball rules, 'No-Mah' was king, a dominating player with icon status.
He finished second in American League MVP balloting 1998, and with 35 home runs he became only the fifth player in league history to hit 30 or more home runs in his first two seasons. He batted .357 in 1999 and won his first batting title. He followed that up with a .372 average in 2000 and his second title.
- Born on July 23, 1973 in Whittier, California
- Attended Georgia Tech University
- Married to soccer star Mia Hamm
- Currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- In 1997, became first Red Sox rookie since Fred Lynn in 1975 to be an American League All-Star selection
- In 1997, he broke Ted Williams' team rookie record of 344 total bases
