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Former MLB All-Star Sandy Alomar Sr., who spent 15 seasons playing in the league while coaching and managing the Puerto Rican national team, has died at age 81.
Alomar played for six teams during his MLB tenure, and many of them, including the New York Yankees, mourned the loss of one of their own.
“The Yankees mourn the passing of Sandy Alomar Sr. and extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.”
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New York Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. outside the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on May 16, 2009, in San Francisco, California. (Michael Zagaris/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Guardians also reported that they were informed of Alomar’s death by his family. Sandy Alomar Jr. is a member of Cleveland’s staff, while also having played winter ball and minor league ball for his father alongside his Hall of Fame brother, Roberto Alomar.
“Our hearts go out to the Alomar family today as the baseball community mourns his passing,” the Guardians wrote on social media.
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Alomar Sr. began his big league career with the Milwaukee Braves in 1964, playing in 19 games for the franchise that season. He was with the team when it moved to Atlanta before playing for the New York Mets.
Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Sr. of the San Diego Padres and Sandy Alomar Jr. of the Cleveland Indians pose before the 1990 MLB All Star game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photos by Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images)
Alomar spent half a season with the Mets before joining the Chicago White Sox. After his time in Chicago, Alomar found a more stable home with the California Angels, where he posted his only All-Star season.
Over the course of 162 games and 735 plate appearances, Alomar Sr. posted a .251/.302/.293 slash line with 18 doubles, two triples and two home runs with 36 RBIs.
Alomar Sr. was best known for his ability to slide bags on the base paths and his superb skills in the field, as he totaled 227 stolen bases in 1,481 career games.
Manager Sandy Alomar Sr. of the New York Mets poses during spring training photo day at Tradition Field on February 23, 2008 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. (Doug Benc/Getty Images)
After his playing days were over, he began coaching the San Diego Padres in the 1980s, eventually working as the team’s third base coach from 1986 to 1990. Alomar Sr. also coached for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies and Mets.
