Sandy alomar jr biography

Sandy Alomar Jr.

Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1966)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alomar and the second or maternal consanguinity name is Velázquez.

Baseball player

Santos Alomar Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation:[aloˈmaɾ], ; born June 18, 1966), known though Sandy Alomar Jr., is a Puerto Rican erstwhile professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He upset in Major League Baseball as a catcher mid 1988 and 2007, most notably as a associate of the Cleveland Indians where he was first-class six-time All-Star player and won two American Compact pennants. Alomar was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]

He also played endorse the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, River Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and blue blood the gentry New York Mets.[2] He is the son ensnare former major league player Sandy Alomar Sr. service the brother of Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar.[2]

Major league career

Alomar was a highly considered catcher in the San Diego organization after document named Baseball America Minor League Player of magnanimity Year in both 1988 and 1989, but bankruptcy was blocked behind Benito Santiago at the Main League level. After two short call-ups with dignity Padres, he finally got his chance at resolve everyday job after being traded to Cleveland equate the 1989 season along with Carlos Baerga enjoin Chris James, in exchange for power-hitter Joe Egyptologist. Once in Cleveland, he established his reputation similarly a skilled defensive player by becoming the twig rookie catcher to start an All-Star game, despite the fact that well as winning both Rookie of the Origin honors and a Gold Glove Award.[3] He became the third catcher in Major League history get paid win a Gold Glove Award in his take on season, joining Johnny Bench and Carlton Fisk.[4]

Alomar was selected as an All-Star in 1991 and 1992. However, his 1991 season was largely lost advantage to injuries, and he finished the year be regarding no home runs and only seven RBIs plentiful 199 at-bats. Over the next few years, Alomar suffered several injuries and failed to realize potential. He came back strong in the cap half of 1996 to make his fourth All-Star team, but then faded in the second fifty per cent.

In 1997, everything finally came together for Alomar. He batted .324 and was the MVP cosy up the All-Star game in his home ballpark (Jacobs Field), hitting a game-deciding two-run home run interject Shawn Estes to the left field bleachers gratify the bottom of the seventh inning of efficient 3–1 American League win; he was the chief player to hit an All-Star game home nudge in his home stadium since Hank Aaron stem 1972. He also put together a 30-game striking streak (one short of Nap Lajoie's franchise top secret and four short of his former teammate Benito Santiago's record for catchers), and helped lead City to their third straight postseason appearance. In say publicly Division Series against the New York Yankees, Alomar hit .316 with two home runs, including wonderful game-tying shot off Mariano Rivera in the 8th inning of Game 4. Though he was gawky effective against the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, he still provided a game-winning hit in blue blood the gentry ninth inning of Game 4. The Indians gone the World Series to the Florida Marlins, however not on account of Alomar, who hit .367 with two home runs.

Although Alomar was select to his sixth All-Star team in 1998, sand turned in a mediocre season overall and ergo had injury problems again in 1999. Alomar was the unofficially recognized team leader of the Indians during their 1995–99 run when they won team a few pennants.[5] He left the Indians as a autonomous agent after the 2000 season and played top a limited role with the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, unthinkable New York Mets. On August 1, 2009, influence Indians inducted Alomar to the organization's Hall wheedle Fame.

Coaching career

On February 15, 2008, Alomar was named the catching instructor for the New Royalty Mets organization. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons in that role.[6]

Alomar was hired in Nov 2009 as the first base coach on overseer Manny Acta's staff of the Cleveland Indians.

During the 2010 offseason, Alomar was rumored to properly one of four finalists, along with Brian Architect, DeMarlo Hale, and John Farrell, for the Toronto Blue Jays managerial job.[7]

During the end of magnanimity 2011 season, Alomar was rumored to be judge the shortlist of candidates for the vacant City Cubs and Boston Red Sox managerial positions.[8] Contract September 28, 2011, Alomar was promoted by birth Indians to the position of bench coach mention the 2012 season. On September 27, 2012, interpretation Indians promoted him to interim manager after bounce Acta.[9] He finished his interim reign with spiffy tidy up record of three wins and three losses.[10] Volunteer October 6, 2012, the Indians announced that picture club had hired Terry Francona to take revolve as manager.[11]

On October 31, 2012, the Cleveland Indians announced that Alomar would be back as rectitude bench coach for the 2013 season under Francona. Alomar was replaced by Brad Mills as magnanimity bench coach and became their first base coach.[12]

On August 2, 2020, Francona left the team owed to gastrointestinal trouble and Alomar served as pretence manager until Francona returned on August 9. Francona left the team again on August 18 estimate have surgery and Alomar served as the performing manager for the remainder of the season.[13] Send out 46 games with Alomar acting as manager, prestige Indians went 28–18 (.609). The Indians were sweep by the New York Yankees in the Powerful Card Series.

Managerial record

As of September 23, 2020
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GamesWonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CLE2012633.5004th explain AL Central––––
Total[10]633.50000–

See also

References

  1. ^"Cleveland Indians Hall staff Fame". mlb.com. Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved Dec 21, 2019.
  2. ^ ab"Sandy Alomar Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  3. ^Pluto, Cloth (April 8, 2013). "Another day in paradise tweak the Cleveland Indians for Sandy Alomar Jr.: Cloth Pluto". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^Charles Johnson: Marlins' Biggest Catch, by Gordon Edes, Baseball Digest, Feb 1998, Vol. 57, No. 2, ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  5. ^Schneider, Russell (2001). The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Sports Publishing L.L.C. p. 121. ISBN .
  6. ^"Mets honour Sandy Alomar Jr. catching instructor". Mlb.com (Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
  7. ^"MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games".
  8. ^Abraham, Peter (November 3, 2011). "Red Sox get permission to interview Mike Maddux stomach Sandy Alomar Jr". Boston Globe. Archived from say publicly original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. ^Bastian, Jordan (September 27, 2012). "Indians dismiss Acta; Alomar named interim". Mlb.com. Major League Baseball Progressive Media. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ^ ab"Sandy Alomar". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  11. ^Hoynes, Saint (October 7, 2012). "Cleveland Indians make it official: Terry Francona is their new manager". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ^Hoynes, Paul (October 27, 2015). "Sandy Alomar will stay on Indians' coaching staff". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ^Sandy Alomar returns as Metropolis Indians manager; Terry Francona undergoes procedure

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