Wife Mia Hamm gave birth to twin girls on Wednesday March 28, 2007.
Their names are Grace and Ava. Nomar didn't make it to the birth but
coached his wife over the phone. Also, they had a son Garrett on January 9, 2012.
On 10 March 2010, signed a one-day contract with the Boston Red Sox and announce his retirement from baseball.
Announced retirement from MLB. Garciaparra hit .313 with 229 HRs in 1434 games with the Boston Red Sox (1996-2004), the Chicago Cubs (2004-2005), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-2008), and the Oakland A's (2009).
Made major league debut on 31 August 1996.
On August 1, 2004, made his debut as a Chicago Cub. It marked his first
visit to Wrigley Field.