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Roberto Alomar
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) MLB 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) Roberto "Robbie" Alomar Velázquez (/ˈæləmɑr/; Spanish pronunciation: [aloˈmar]; born February 5, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball player (1988–2004), regarded highly as a second baseman. During his career, the 12-time All-Star won more Gold Gloves (10) than any other second baseman in baseball history, and also won the third-most Silver Slugger Awards (4) for a second baseman. On January 5, 2011, Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in his second year of eligibility. He became the first Hall of Fame member to be inducted as a Toronto Blue Jays player. Currently, Alomar serves as a Special Advisor to the Blue Jays. Alomar was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the son of Sandy Alomar, Sr., a former All-Star second baseman with a 15-year MLB career. His older brother, Sandy Alomar, Jr., was a Major League All-Star catcher and is now the first base coach for the Cleveland Indians.

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