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In a list of greatest players in the history of one of baseball’s most storied franchise, the names at the top of Boston’s list are Hall of Famers. Williams. Yastrzemski. Rice. Doerr. Young. So it is not every day that a player comes along with enough caliber to crack the top part of such a list.

One such player did emerge in the summer of 1997. Nomar Garciaparra’s emerging talent preceded him. During the mid-'90s, the Red Sox had a more than decent option at shortstop in John Valentin. But the prospects of Garciaparra’s bright future earned him the job for Opening Day 1997.

Garciaparra, who signed with the Sox for the purpose of retiring with the team earlier this week, spent parts of nine seasons in Boston from his debut in 1996. Due to an injur ...

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Article written by Chris Gubata