[4] He played in Seattle's minor league system in five seasons, topping out with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in 2006, where he hit .316 with one home run in 42 games.
Garciaparra was designated for assignment by the Mariners on April 2, 2007, as the team needed roster space for catcher Jamie Burke and pitchers Arthur Rhodes and Brandon Morrow.
[8] He started the season with five games with the Triple-A Round Rock Express, then was assigned to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks on April 24.
[9] After his playing career, Garciaparra was a Southern California area scout for the St. Louis Cardinals and an instructor for USA Baseball.
[12][13] He missed most of the 2001 high school baseball season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL sustained in a football game.