Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Inta lagu guda jiray tababarka gu'ga ee 2008, Garciaparra wuxuu la kulmay jab yar oo gacantiisa ah kadib markii uu ku dhacay. Taasi waxay ku qasabtay inuu ku bilawdo xilli ciyaareedkii 2008 MLB liiska naafada. Rookie Blake DeWitt wuxuu ciyaaray kubada sadexaad. Bishii Abriil 16, wuxuu bilaabay kulankiisii ugu horreeyay ee ka dhanka ah Pittsburgh Pirates, kaliya si uu u xanuunsado muruqa weylaha bidix sagaal maalmood ka dib, taasoo keentay safar kale oo DL ah. Wuxuu soo laabtay July 4, isagoo ciyaaraya meel gaaban markii ugu horreysay tan iyo 2005 sababtuna tahay dhaawac soo gaaray Rafael Furcal. Bishii Ogosto 1, Garciaparra waxaa la geliyay DL si loogu sameeyo meel loogu talagalay Manny Ramirez, oo lagu iibsaday ganacsi. Nomar wuxuu jilibkiisa ku dhaawacmay 27kii Luulyo tartan ka dhan ah Washington Nationals ka dib markii uu ku soo booday spikes marka hore saldhigga saddexaad markii Garciaparra uu isku dayay inuu tuuro oo uu calaamadeeyo orodyahanka, Lastings Milledge. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay 12kii Agoosto, wuxuuna sii waday inuu arko waqtiga ku dhow dhamaadka bisha. Bishii Ogosto 13, wuxuu ku dhuftay orodka guriga ee ka dhanka ah Philadelphia Phillies, isaga oo siinaya Dodgers guul 7 <unk> 6. Garciaparra dhab ahaantii wuxuu arkay wakhti badan oo ku yaal meel gaaban inta lagu gudajiray 2008 marka loo eego meel kasta oo kale, si uu u dejiyo ciyaartoy kale oo ka tirsan Dodgers. Bishii Sebteembar, wuxuu dib ugu soo laabtay waqtigii uu ku ciyaari jiray garoonka weyn iyo garoonka sadexaad, waxaana loo isticmaali jiray ciyaar ahaan. In kasta oo uu ku soo laabtay booskii uu ku raaxaystay guusha ugu badan ee xirfadiisa, waxay u ahayd xilli adag Nomar. Wuxuu dhaliyay.264 sanadkaas, oo leh 8 orod oo guryo ah iyo 28 RBI, maadaama uu ka soo muuqday kaliya 55 ciyaarood. Dodgers waxay la kulmeen Phillies
2008 NLCS markii xilli ciyaareedka dambe uu bilaabmay, Garciaparra si fiican ayuu u garaacay, isagoo 3-for-7 (.429) leh 1 RBI taxanaha. Si kastaba ha noqotee, ma uusan ka soo muuqan Ciyaarta 1aad, ka dibna ma uusan ciyaarin dhamaan ciyaaraha taxanaha, maadaama loo adeegsaday bedel ahaan, ama la beddelay markii ciyaarta ay socotay Ciyaaraha 2<unk>5. Dodgers waxaa laga badiyay ciyaartii shanaad Phillies, oo ugu dambeyntii u dhaqaaqay inay ku guuleystaan taxanaha adduunka ee 2008.