Roberto Alomar grew up around the sport of baseball, mainly because of his father Sandy Sr.’s success in Major League Baseball. Roberto Alomar was born on February 5th, 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. However, he was raised in Salinas, Puerto Rico by his mother, Maria Alomar because his father played for fifteen different major league teams during his career. The only times Roberto would see his father was when he visited Sany Sr. in the summer. During the summer, Roberto would get to watch his father and teammates practice, this increased his love for the game. Roberto Alomar has a brother Sandy Jr. As kids, they both played baseball, but Roberto took more interest in the game. Sandy Jr. always wanted to be a pilot as a kid, nevertheless, they
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He attended Luis Munoz Rivera High School, where he was a star baseball player. His high school play caught the attention of professional coaches. In 1985, when Roberto was twenty years old, he started playing for the Charleston Rainbows, which is now called the Charleston Riverdogs. With the Rainbows, he hit zero home runs but excelled at stealing bases with 36. His minor league career consisted of four teams, with a break in the middle when he briefly played in the major league. Throughout his career, he always had an exceptional batting average, while he did not hit many home runs (only 210 in career). Roberto’s second year showed coaches that he had potential when he hit a batting average of .295, this is noteworthy because today the average batting average throughout the league is only .244. Alomar's childhood and minor league career prepared him for the competitive major …show more content…
The first year of playing with the Padres was a learning experience for Roberto as the next year he dropped back down to the minor leagues. His second year playing for the San Diego Padres, in 1988 he turned ninety-one hits into double outs, by the end of his career this was in his top five of all time. His first award came two years later when he was announced All-Star. However he was not a one-hit wonder, each season got better and better and his name started surfacing as one of the best second base players in the league. Then in 1996, he made what would be the greatest mistake of his professional career. During a regulation game, Roberto Alomar lost his temper and ended up spitting in an umpire’s face. When he was up to bat, Hirschbeck, the umpire, called a ball by the pitcher a strike. This angered Alomar because he didn't even swing for it. He started to argue with Hirschbeck and was quickly ejected. Instead of leaving, he proceeded to yell at the umpire even more and later spit in his face. The next day a picture of Alomar spitting found its way to the internet and went viral. This incident overshadowed the fact that he had his all-time most home runs this same season with twenty-two. After he continued playing exceptional for eight straight seasons, he retired on March 19, 2005. A few years later he was eligible for the MLB
He attended Luis Munoz Rivera High School, where he was a star baseball player. His high school play caught the attention of professional coaches. In 1985, when Roberto was twenty years old, he started playing for the Charleston Rainbows, which is now called the Charleston Riverdogs. With the Rainbows, he hit zero home runs but excelled at stealing bases with 36. His minor league career consisted of four teams, with a break in the middle when he briefly played in the major league. Throughout his career, he always had an exceptional batting average, while he did not hit many home runs (only 210 in career). Roberto’s second year showed coaches that he had potential when he hit a batting average of .295, this is noteworthy because today the average batting average throughout the league is only .244. Alomar's childhood and minor league career prepared him for the competitive major …show more content…
The first year of playing with the Padres was a learning experience for Roberto as the next year he dropped back down to the minor leagues. His second year playing for the San Diego Padres, in 1988 he turned ninety-one hits into double outs, by the end of his career this was in his top five of all time. His first award came two years later when he was announced All-Star. However he was not a one-hit wonder, each season got better and better and his name started surfacing as one of the best second base players in the league. Then in 1996, he made what would be the greatest mistake of his professional career. During a regulation game, Roberto Alomar lost his temper and ended up spitting in an umpire’s face. When he was up to bat, Hirschbeck, the umpire, called a ball by the pitcher a strike. This angered Alomar because he didn't even swing for it. He started to argue with Hirschbeck and was quickly ejected. Instead of leaving, he proceeded to yell at the umpire even more and later spit in his face. The next day a picture of Alomar spitting found its way to the internet and went viral. This incident overshadowed the fact that he had his all-time most home runs this same season with twenty-two. After he continued playing exceptional for eight straight seasons, he retired on March 19, 2005. A few years later he was eligible for the MLB