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Garciaparra to extend rehab appearance with Diamon Jaxx

July 31, 2005 - Southern League (SL1)
Jackson Generals News Release


(Jackson, TN)- Chicago Cubs SS Nomar Garciaparra will extend his rehab assignment with the the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx through Wednesday afternoon's game against the Huntsville Stars.

Garciaparra is rehabilitating a torn groin muscle suffered in St. Louis on April 20th. In his two games played with the Diamond Jaxx, Garciaparra is 2-6 with two runs scored.

A former first round pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1994, Garciaparra made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1996. He is a lifetime .320 hitter in the major leagues and a five-time All-Star. Garciaparra has also hit at least twenty home runs in six seasons and has driven in at least one hundred runs four times in his career.

Tickets for the Tuesday and Wednesday games are available by calling the Diamond Jaxx box office at (731) 988-5299.

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