At one time Roberto Alomar was the best player in the game he it for power, he had speed and played
defense the likes of which well, you had to see to believe.Alomar entered the major leagues in 1988 with the Padres, where he was an excellent fielder with speed and a solid bat. Defensively, he displayed excellent lateral range and a powerful arm, often making spectacular plays on ground balls hit deep in the hole between first and second base, and on balls hit up the middle well behind second base. He was an All-Star for the first time in 1990, as a reserve player for the National League.
On December 5, 1990, Alomar and Joe Carter were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernández.[12][13] It was in Toronto that he developed into a premier offensive second baseman, combining a .300-plus batting average with above average power and high end speed on the bases. In 1993, Alomar had his best season with the Jays, producing 17 home runs, 93 RBI and 55 stolen bases, while batting .326, third in the league behind teammates John Olerud and Paul Molitor. He was a central figure in Toronto’s World Series championships in 1992 and 1993; in Game 6 of the 1992 World Series, he scored the series-winning run on Dave Winfield’s two-run double in the 11th inning. Alomar’s game-tying, ninth-inning home run against Oakland relief ace Dennis Eckersley, in Game 4 of the 1992 American League Championship Series, is considered by many as the most important hit in the club’s history,[14] as the team’s three previous trips to the ALCS had ended in disappointment; he was named the Most Valuable Player of the series.[7] In each of his five seasons with the Blue Jays, Alomar was on the All-Star team and won the Gold Glove Award. His .307 career batting average as a Blue Jay is a franchise record, and he was the Blue Jays Player of the Year in 1991, 1992 and 1995.
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MLB debut
April 22, 1988 for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 2004 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average
.300
Hits
2,724
Home runs
210
Runs batted in
1,134
Stolen bases
474
Teams
San Diego Padres (1988–1990)
Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1995)
Baltimore Orioles (1996–1998)
Cleveland Indians (1999–2001)
New York Mets (2002–2003)
Chicago White Sox (2003)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2004)
Chicago White Sox (2004)
Career highlights and awards
12× All-Star (1990–2001)
2× World Series champion (1992, 1993)
ALCS MVP (1992)
10× Gold Glove Award (1991–1996, 1998–2001)
4× Silver Slugger Award (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000)
All-Star Game MVP (1998)
Toronto Blue Jays #12 retired
Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2011
Vote
90.0% (second ballot
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