Sandy Alomar Jr.
Sandy Alomar Jr. | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 15 | |
Catcher / Coach | |
Born: Salinas, Puerto Rico | June 18, 1966|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 30, 1988, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 2007, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .273 |
Home runs | 112 |
Runs batted in | 588 |
Managerial record | 3–3 |
Winning % | .500 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach
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Career highlights and awards | |
Santos Alomar Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [aloˈmaɾ], /ˈæləmɑːr/; born June 18, 1966), known as Sandy Alomar Jr., is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher between 1988 and 2007, most notably as a member of the Cleveland Indians where he was a six-time All-Star player and won two American League pennants. Alomar was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]
He also played for the
Major league career
Alomar was a highly regarded catcher in the San Diego organization after being named
Alomar was selected as an All-Star in 1991 and 1992. However, his 1991 season was largely lost due to injuries, and he finished the year with no home runs and only seven RBIs in 199 at-bats. Over the next few years, Alomar suffered several injuries and failed to realize his potential. 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 and was the MVP of the
Although Alomar was selected to his sixth
Coaching career
On February 15, 2008, Alomar was named the catching instructor for the New York Mets organization. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons in that role.[6]
Alomar was hired in November 2009 as the first base coach on manager Manny Acta's staff of the Cleveland Indians.
During the 2010 offseason, Alomar was rumored to be one of four finalists, along with
During the end of the 2011 season, Alomar was rumored to be on the shortlist of candidates for the vacant
On October 31, 2012, the
On August 2, 2020, Francona left the team due to gastrointestinal trouble and Alomar served as acting manager until Francona returned on August 9. Francona left the team again on August 18 to have surgery and Alomar served as the acting manager for the remainder of the season.[13] In 46 games with Alomar acting as manager, the Indians went 28–18 (.609). The Indians were swept by the New York Yankees in the Wild Card Series.
Managerial record
- As of September 23, 2020
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
CLE | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4th in AL Central | – | – | – | – |
Total[10] | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – |
See also
- Cleveland Guardians award winners and league leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games played as a catcher leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a catcher leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Ricans
- List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
References
- mlb.com. Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sandy Alomar Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ Pluto, Terry (April 8, 2013). "Another day in paradise with the Cleveland Indians for Sandy Alomar Jr.: Terry Pluto". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Charles Johnson: Marlins' Biggest Catch, by Gordon Edes, Baseball Digest, February 1998, Vol. 57, No. 2, ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ISBN 1-58261-376-1.
- Mlb.com(Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games".
- Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Mlb.com. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Sandy Alomar". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (October 7, 2012). "Cleveland Indians make it official: Terry Francona is their new manager". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (October 27, 2015). "Sandy Alomar will stay on Indians' coaching staff". cleveland. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Sandy Alomar returns as Cleveland Indians manager; Terry Francona undergoes procedure
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)