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===Toronto Blue Jays=== {{Quote box |width=33% |align=right |quote="I don't think we'd have ever gone to the World Series in '92 if he didn't hit that home run off Eckersley in Oakland that day like 4:30 in the afternoon when you could hardly see at the plate [because of the shadows]." |source=– [[Pat Gillick]], Hall of Famer and former Blue Jays general manager<ref name="halloffame"/> }} On December 5, 1990, Alomar and [[Joe Carter]] were traded to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in exchange for [[Fred McGriff]] and [[Tony Fernández]].<ref name="bbref">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alomaro01.shtml Roberto Alomar] Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed on June 27, 2019.</ref> It was in Toronto that he developed into a premier offensive second baseman, combining a .300-plus [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with power and high end speed on the bases. In 1991, he capitalized on his speed with 11 [[triple (baseball)|triples]] and 53 [[stolen base]]s, leading the team to its first of three consecutive playoff appearances.<ref name="bbref"/> The following year, he scored 105 [[run (baseball)|runs]], drew 87 [[base on balls|walks]], and had a .405 [[on-base percentage]].<ref name="bbref"/> In 1993, Alomar had his best season with the Blue Jays, producing 17 [[home run]]s (HR), 93 [[run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI), and 55 stolen bases, while batting .326, third in the [[American League]] behind teammates [[John Olerud]] and [[Paul Molitor]].<ref name="bbref"/> He was a central figure in Toronto's [[World Series]] championships in [[1992 World Series|1992]] and [[1993 World Series|1993]]; in Game 6 of the 1992 World Series, he scored the series-winning run on [[Dave Winfield]]'s two-run [[double (baseball)|double]] in the 11th inning. Alomar's game-tying, ninth-inning home run against [[1992 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland]] relief ace [[Dennis Eckersley]], in Game 4 of the [[1992 American League Championship Series]] (ALCS), is considered by many as the most important hit in the club's history,<ref name="halloffame">[http://wap.mlb.com/bal/news/article/2011071922020668/?locale=es_CO Gillick, Alomar fittingly enter Hall together]{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} MLB.com. Accessed on February 24, 2012.</ref> as the team's three previous trips to the ALCS had ended in disappointment; he was named the [[League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) of the series.<ref name="greatath" /> In 1995, he played 104 consecutive games without committing an [[error (baseball)|error]], setting an AL record for second basemen.<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-03-29-1996089104-story.html Second to None] ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''. Accessed on July 9, 2019.</ref> In each of his five seasons with the Blue Jays, Alomar was named to the All-Star team and won the Gold Glove Award.<ref name="bbref"/>
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