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Santos "Sandy" Alomar Velazquez, Jr. (born June
18, 1966 in Salinas, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for
the Chicago White Sox. He has also played for the San Diego Padres,
Cleveland Indians, and Colorado Rockies. He is the son of former major
leaguer Sandy Alomar, Sr., and the brother of current second baseman Roberto
Alomar.
Alomar was a highly regarded catcher in the San Diego organization after
being named minor league player of the year in both 1988 and 1989, but he
was stuck behind Benito Santiago at the major league level. After two short
call-ups with the Padres, he finally got his chance at an everyday job after
being traded to Cleveland before the 1990 season along with Carlos Baerga,
in exchange for Joe Carter. Once in Cleveland, he established himself
immediately, becoming the first rookie catcher to start an All-Star game and
winning both Rookie of the Year honors and a Gold Glove. Despite All-Star
appearances in each of the next two years, Alomar began to lose more and
more time to injuries and failed to realize his potential for several
seasons. He came back strong in the first half of 1996 to make his fourth
All-Star team, but then faded in the second half.
In 1997, everything finally came together for Alomar. He batted .324, was
the MVP of the All-Star game, put together a 30-game hitting streak (one
short of Nap Lajoie's Indians record and four short of Santiago's record for
catchers), and helped lead Cleveland to their third straight postseason
appearance. In the Division Series against the New York Yankees, Alomar hit
.316 with two home runs, including a game-tying shot off Mariano Rivera in
the eighth inning of Game 4. Though he was less effective against the
Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, he still provided a game-winning hit in the
ninth inning of Game 4. The Indians lost the World Series to the Florida
Marlins, but not on account of Alomar who hit .367 with two home runs.
Although Alomar was selected to his sixth All-Star team in 1998, he turned
in a mediocre season overall and then had injury problems again in 1999. He
was granted free agency by the Indians after the 2000 season and has played
in a limited role with the White Sox and Rockies since then. |
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