Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Santos "Sandy" Alomar Velázquez, Jr. (Spanish pronunciation: [aloˈmar], /ˈæləmɑːr/; born June 18, 1966), is a professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets between 1988 and 2007.

Alomar is a six-time All-Star. He is the son of former major leaguer Sandy Alomar, Sr., and the brother of Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar.

Major league career

Alomar was a highly regarded catcher in the San Diego organization after being named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year in both 1988 and 1989, but he was blocked 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 after the 1989 season along with Carlos Baerga and Chris James, in exchange for power-hitter 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 Award.

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