By Trevion Neal

Baseball sensation, and Hall of Famer; Roberto Velázquez Alomar was born February 5, 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is a former Major League Baseball player (1988–2004), considered by many to be one of the best second basemen in history. During his career he won more Gold Gloves than any other second baseman in history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards for a second baseman. On January 5, 2011, Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, during his second year of eligibility. A native of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Alomar was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the son of former New York Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar, Sr. -a former All-Star second baseman with a 15-year MLB career. His older brother, Sandy Jr., was a Major League All-Star catcher.

Alomar played with various MLB teams. Such as; The San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians. In his career, Alomar established milestones for a second baseman, including: making twelve straight All-Star teams (1990–2001), winning a record ten gold gloves at second base (1991–96, 1998–2001), batting over .300 nine times (1992–1997, 1999–2001), posting an OBP over .400 five times (1992–93, 1996, 1999, 2001), scoring 100 or more runs six times (1992–93, 1996, 1999–2001), driving in 100 or more runs twice (1999, 2001), stealing 30 or more bases eight times (1989, 1991–93, 1995, 1999–2001), winning four Silver Slugger awards (1992, 1996, 1999–2000), set the record with brother Sandy for most combined All-Star games with 18. In his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility, 2010, Alomar missed induction by eight votes, garnering 73.7% of the vote. 405 votes were necessary for election. He was voted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in his second year of eligibility with 90% of the vote, which is 3rd highest of all time. On June 19, 2010, Alomar was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario. On his second time on the ballot, Alomar was one of two candidates (Bert Blyleven) elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, being named on 90% of the ballots (523/581) Alomar is the third Puerto Rican in the Hall of Fame, after Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda.