RENO, Nev. – A six-time Major League Baseball All-Star and one of the top hitting shortstops of all-time, Nomar Garciaparra will be the featured guest speaker of the 36th annual Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner, the school announced today. The annual special event, which benefits the Nevada baseball team, will be held Jan. 16, 2020 at the Reno Ballroom.
"The Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner is one of our favorite traditions and we are thrilled to have World Series champion Nomar Garciaparra as our guest speaker this year," said head coach T.J. Bruce. "Nomar is a great friend and person that I've always admired for doing it right on and off the field. We at Nevada baseball feel honored to have Nomar as our keynote speaker this year. This event gets better each year, and we hope to see all of you come out and celebrate with us!"
We hope to see you at one of the baseball program's favorite yearly events, as tickets are available for purchase online or by calling (775) 682-6901. Please RSVP by Jan. 10 if you are planning to celebrate the night with us.
Tickets cost $200 per person, or $300 for VIP treatment which includes a private reception and meet and greet with Garciaparra. Tables of ten will also be available for purchase.
The VIP reception will begin at 4:30 p.m., cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m. with dinner set to begin an hour later.
Garciaparra has had an illustrious career in the world of baseball, as both a former major leaguer and currently an analyst for SportsNet Los Angeles. The six-time All-Star spent nine years as a shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, winning a World Series with the club, before playing for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics. A lifetime .313 hitter, Garciaparra holds the record for the highest single-season batting average by a right-handed hitter in the post-war era, posting an average of .372 in 2000.
Maybe the most memorable moment of his playing career came in 1999, when he hit two grand slams against the Seattle Mariners. Garciaparra is one of only 13 players to ever accomplish the feat, and is the only one to do so at his home stadium.
Now working in the media, Garciaparra joined the Los Angeles Dodgers SportsNet LA crew during the 2014 season. He has served as a color analyst for the past six seasons.
