Nomar, Thome 2006 Comeback Players of the Year
Submitted by Robert Daeley on Sat, 2006-10-07 11:30.
Congrats to Nomar Garciaparra (NL) and Jim Thome (AL), the MLB Comeback Players of the Year!
This season, Garciaparra, who received 72,054 votes, won by a decisive margin, and re-emerged as a star on the baseball field this year after a couple of injury-riddled seasons. For the season, the Dodgers’ first baseman batted .303 with 20 home runs and 93 RBI. Additionally, the right-handed slugger was selected to his sixth All-Star Game while leading the Dodgers back to the playoffs.
The 1997 AL Rookie of the Year played first base this year for the first time in his career and committed only four errors in 1,124 total chances for a fielding percentage of .996. The two-time AL batting champion helped the Dodgers reach the postseason with some clutch hitting during the last two weeks of the regular season including two dramatic walk-off home runs. Garciaparra will be honored prior to today’s New York Mets - Los Angeles Dodgers Divisional Playoff game.
And justly deserved.