Roberto Alomar

Roberto Alomar was a smooth-fielding, switch-hitting second baseman who won two World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Roberto Alomar Velázquez was born on February 5, 1968, in Ponce, on Puerto Rico's southern coast, into one of baseball's most accomplished families. His father, Sandy Alomar Sr., spent 15 seasons as a major league infielder and later a coach, and Roberto and his older brother, Sandy Jr., grew up spending summers in major league clubhouses — at age four, Roberto was taught how to pitch by a young Nolan Ryan, then a teammate of his father's on the California Angels. Winters in Puerto Rico brought the Puerto Rican Winter League, where his father and three uncles all played, and Roberto often completed his schoolwork in major league dugouts while tagging along to games. By age seven, Roberto was already being selected for local all-star teams, and the San Diego Padres signed him as an amateur free agent in 1985. He debuted in the majors in 1988 before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in a franchise-altering deal ahead of the 1991 season. Over five seasons in Toronto, Alomar hit above .300 in all but one year and helped lead the Blue Jays to back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993 — becoming, alongside his brother Sandy Jr., part of one of the most decorated sibling duos in baseball history. Alomar went on to play for the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians, posting some of his finest offensive seasons in Cleveland alongside his brother, who by then was the Indians' All-Star catcher. Across 17 major league seasons, Alomar combined rare offensive polish with defensive brilliance at second base, winning 10 Gold Glove Awards, 12 All-Star selections, and four Silver Sluggers while compiling a career .300 batting average. Alomar was passed over in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility in 2010, a rare stumble for a player of his caliber, but was elected the following year, in 2011, with 90% of the vote. His father, Sandy Alomar Sr., who had shaped both of his sons' careers as player, coach, and occasional manager, died on October 13, 2025, at age 81, having lived to see both sons enshrined among the game's greats — Sandy Jr. as a six-time All-Star catcher, and Roberto in Cooperstown itself.

Switch-hitting second baseman with exceptional fielding and baserunning

Hall of Fame second baseman, one of the greatest at his position

• 2x World Series champion (1992, 1993)
• 10x Gold Glove
• 12x All-Star
• 4x Silver Slugger
• Hall of Fame 2011