Editing Roberto Alomar (section)

{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{family name hatnote|Alomar|Velázquez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Roberto Alomar
|image=Roberto Alomar 2011.jpg
|image_size=250px
|caption=Alomar in 2011
|position=[[Second baseman]]
|bats=Switch
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|2|5|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 22
|debutyear=1988
|debutteam=San Diego Padres
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 5
|finalyear=2004
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.300
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=2,724
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=210
|stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=1,134
|stat5label=[[Stolen base]]s
|stat5value=474
|teams=
* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1990}})
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1995}})
* [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1998}})
* [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1999}}–{{mlby|2001}})
* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2003}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|2003}})
* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|2004}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|2004}})
|highlights=
* 12× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1990]]–[[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2001]])
* 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1992}}, {{wsy|1993}})
* [[ALCS MVP]] ({{alcsy|1992}})
* 10× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1991–1996, 1998–2001)
* 4× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000)
* [[Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2011]]
|hofvote=90.0% (second ballot)
}}
'''Roberto Alomar Velázquez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|əm|ɑr}}; {{IPA|es|aloˈmaɾ}}; born February 5, 1968)<ref name="latino">{{cite book|last=Porter|first=David L.|title=Latino and African American athletes today: a biographical dictionary|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2004|page=20|isbn=978-0-313-32048-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LSZX4z6WZAC&pg=PA10|access-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref> is a [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] former [[second baseman]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for seventeen seasons. He is regarded as one of the greatest second basemen and all-around players in baseball history.<ref name="espn">{{cite news |title=12-time All-Star retires; has back, vision problems |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2017030&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=ESPN |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=March 19, 2005 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131130100/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2017030&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233 |archive-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="hardball">{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Namee |title=Roberto Alomar: A Forgotten Legend? |url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/roberto-alomar-a-forgotten-legend/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414184733/http://hardballtimes.com/main/article/roberto-alomar-a-forgotten-legend |work=The Hardball Times |date=June 28, 2004 |archive-date=April 14, 2009 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> During his career, the 12-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] won more [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Awards]] (10) than any other second baseman in baseball history, in addition to winning four [[Silver Slugger Award]]s for his hitting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Slugger Award Winners – National League |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/silver_slugger_nl.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418001230/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/silver_slugger_nl.shtml |work=Baseball-Reference.com |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Among second basemen, he ranks third in [[games played]] (2,320), fifth in [[stolen base]]s (474), sixth in [[plate appearance]]s (10,400), seventh in [[double (baseball)|doubles]] (504) and [[assist (baseball)|assists]] (6,524), and eighth in [[hit (baseball)|hits]] (2,724), [[run (baseball)|runs]] (1,508), [[at bat|at-bat]]s (9,073), and [[double play]]s turned (1,407). In [[2011 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2011]], Alomar was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/sports/baseball/06hall.html | work=The New York Times | first=Tyler | last=Kepner | title=Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven Elected to Hall of Fame | date=January 5, 2011}}</ref>

The son of MLB second baseman [[Sandy Alomar Sr.]], Alomar followed in his father's footsteps, signing with the [[San Diego Padres]] as an amateur free agent in 1985. He made his major league debut with the team three years later, establishing himself as an exceptional base-stealing, hitting, and fielding threat before becoming an All-Star in 1990. He was traded to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] the following off-season, leading the team to three consecutive [[American League Championship Series]] (ALCS) appearances and being named the 1992 [[League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award|ALCS Most Valuable Player]] (MVP), culminating in back-to-back [[World Series]] championships in [[1992 World Series|1992]] and [[1993 World Series|1993]]. Alomar signed with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] after the 1995 season, led the team to two ALCS appearances, and won the 1998 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game MVP Award]] in his final year with the team. He then joined the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] for three seasons and had the most productive years of his career in 1999 and 2001, again leading his team to the playoffs and becoming an [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|AL MVP Award]] finalist both years. Alomar spent the final years of his career with the [[New York Mets]], the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]], before retiring at [[spring training]] in 2005. A [[switch hitter]], Alomar finished his career with a .300 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]]. Shortly after his 2011 Hall of Fame induction, the Blue Jays retired his number 12.

In 2021, Alomar was [[List of people banned from Major League Baseball|banned from baseball]] by MLB following an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, dating back to 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLB puts Roberto Alomar on Ineligible List |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-puts-roberto-alomar-on-ineligible-list|author1=Keegan Matheson|publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=30 April 2021 |quote=At my office's request, an independent investigation was conducted by an external legal firm to review an allegation of sexual misconduct reported by a baseball industry employee earlier this year involving Mr. Alomar in 2014.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidi |first1=Shi |title=MLB, Blue Jays sever ties with Roberto Alomar after sexual misconduct investigation |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/mlb-puts-roberto-alomar-ineligible-list-reviewing-sexual-misconduct-allegation/ |agency=Sports Net |date=April 30, 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, the Blue Jays also announced that Alomar would be removed from the [[Toronto Blue Jays#Level of Excellence|Level of Excellence]] and his retired number banner would be taken down at [[Rogers Centre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Club statements on Roberto Alomar |url= https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-club-statements-on-roberto-alomar|publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=3 June 2021 |quote= The Blue Jays are committed to advancing respect and equity in baseball and are taking further action by removing Alomar from the Level of Excellence and taking down his banner at Rogers Centre.}}</ref>  The Blue Jays have subsequently reactivated the uniform number 12, and it has been used by [[Jordan Hicks (baseball)|Jordan Hicks]] in 2023. He remains the only player in history to be a member of both the Baseball Hall of Fame and MLB's permanently-ineligible list simultaneously.