It was announced this morning that Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Corey Seager was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year Award Winner. I just want to point out some of the bizarre similarities between this young superstar & my favorite baseball player of all-time, Nomar Garciaparra:
1. They both won Rookie of the Year [Nomar won his in 1997 while playing for the Boston Red Sox]
2. They both have a brother who played in the Seattle Mariners organization [Nomar's younger brother Michael & Corey's two Older Brothers Kyle & Justin]. In fact, Nomar was almost a Seattle Mariner himself in 2010, but instead chose to sign a 1-day contract with Boston & retire as a member of the Red Sox organization.
3. They both played for the Dodgers. Nomar played for them from 2006-2008 & Corey will play for the Dodgers until at least 2022, as that is when his contract expires & is then therefore eligible to sign with any other team in Major League Baseball.
4. Corey & Nomar both had a statistical value of over 6 Wins Above Replacement [WAR] for their respective teams in their rookie seasons.
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