Sandy Alomar Jr. Back with Cleveland, Roberto Alomar on Ballet for MLB Hall of Fame
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Not so long ago the Alomar brothers were united, playing for the Cleveland Indians. Now one of them is a candidate for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the other is back with the Cleveland Indians.
Roberto Alomar, who played second base for the Cleveland Indians from 1999-2001 is on the ballet for induction into the MLB Hall of Fame. Roberto Alomar who played a total of 17 seasons in the Majors ended his career in 2004 after playing for four different teams in 3 seasons.
Roberto Alomar was a lock for the Hall of Fame until being traded from the Cleveland Indians in 2001. For the first 14 seasons of his career has was one of the top second base men to ever play the game. During that run Roberto Alomar had 12 consecutive All-Star selections, 10 Gold Gloves, 190 homers, 1,018 RBIs, 446 stolen bases, a lifetime .306 average. However his last three seasons marred his chances for an early entry to the MLB Hall of Fame only batting .262, adding 20 homers, 116 RBI’s, and 28 steals in three seasons.
Roberto Alomar certainly should be considered for the Hall of Fame. Despite a few marks on his career he was an outstanding player and should be recognized for his efforts on the field. Voting results will be announced on January 6th.
Santo’s “Sandy” Alomar Jr. is once again with the team that he helped rebuild, the Cleveland Indians. Playing with the Indians from 1990-2000, he led them to two World Series appearances in 3 seasons, 1995 (losing 4-2 to Atlanta) and again in 1997 (losing 4-3 to Florida Marlins). Sandy Alomar Jr. was hired by new Cleveland Indians Manager, Many Acta on November 17, 2009 to become the first base coach.
Welcome back Sandy! Good Luck Roberto!
