Nomar's a Dad

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Garciaparra, Hamm are parents of twins Wed Mar 28, 4:16 PM ET


LOS ANGELES - Former soccer star Mia Hamm, wife of Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra, delivered twin girls late Tuesday.

"Both are healthy and over five pounds," Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said, adding the births took place in the Los Angeles area.

Rawitch said Garciaparra left the team late Tuesday to be with his wife, but was in the air when the babies were born.

"He was on a speaker phone with the delivery room speaking with Mia during the births," Rawitch said.

Garciaparra went straight to the hospital upon arriving in Los Angeles to be with his wife.

Rawitch said he didn't know when Garciaparra would rejoin the Dodgers, who open the three-game Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. The team flies to Milwaukee on Sunday for Monday's season-opener against the Brewers.

"We expect to see him sometime this weekend," Rawitch said.

Garciaparra, who won two AL batting championships while playing for the Boston Red Sox, joined the Dodgers last season and was the NL comeback player of the year. He signed with the Dodgers after playing 1 1/2 seasons for the Chicago Cubs.

Hamm led the U.S. women's team win two World Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals. She was a near-unanimous selection to the National Soccer Hall of Fame last month.