Editing Roberto Alomar (section)

===Baltimore Orioles===
[[File:Roberto Alomar and Ozzie Guillen.jpg|thumb|290px|Alomar (left) with [[Ozzie Guillén]] during [[spring training]], 1998]]
On December 21, 1995, Alomar signed with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] at a time when Toronto was looking to rebuild, while Baltimore was improving into a pennant-contending team. In Baltimore, he paired with Hall of Famer [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] to form a formidable double-play combination. Alomar appeared in the playoffs in 1996 and 1997 for the Orioles, hitting a series-winning home run in Game 4 of the [[1996 American League Division Series]] (ALDS),<ref name="orioles"/> although the Orioles were defeated in the ALCS both years.<ref name="bbref"/> In 1998, he was named the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star Game MVP]].<ref name="bbref"/>

====Spitting incident====
On September 27, 1996, during a game against the Blue Jays, Alomar got into a heated argument over a called third strike with umpire [[John Hirschbeck]] and spat in his face. He defended himself by saying Hirschbeck had uttered a racial slur and that Hirschbeck had been bitter since one son had died of [[adrenoleukodystrophy|ALD]] and another had been recently diagnosed as well. Upon hearing of Alomar's comments, Hirschbeck had to be physically restrained from confronting Alomar in the players' locker room.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wulf|first=Steve|title=The Spit Hits The Fan|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134797,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214174118/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134797,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2009|work=Time Magazine |date=June 24, 2001|access-date=July 9, 2009}}</ref>

Alomar was suspended for the first five regular-season games in 1997 and donated $50,000 to ALD research. Alomar and Hirschbeck settled their differences publicly and made apologies to each other on April 22, 1997, standing at home plate and shaking hands in front of the crowd before an Orioles game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maske |first=Mark |date=1997-04-23 |title=ALOMAR, HIRSCHBECK SHAKE HANDS |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/04/23/alomar-hirschbeck-shake-hands/775bb969-4ac6-4013-a988-fbccb4b87aad/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>