Happy Birthday to MLB’s Nomar Garciaparra On this day, in 2002 Boston's Nomar Garciaparra became the first player to hit 3 home runs on his birthday including 2 during 1 inning, against Tampa Bay in a 22-4 rout. July 23, 2002 Sport: Baseball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine