Santos "Sandy" Alomar Conde Sr. (; ; born October 19, 1943) is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for fourteen seasons. Alomar was a

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and threw right-handed. He is the father of former Major League catcher and current Cleveland Guardians coach Sandy Alomar Jr. and

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second baseman Roberto Alomar.

Career

Throughout his career, Alomar was a valuable defensive player. His range and defensive positions were excellent but he was prone to poor throws after making fantastic stops. Alomar was able to play all infield and outfield positions. He led league second basemen in

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in 1975. Alomar's offense was below-average with a .245 career batting average, 13 home runs and 282

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in 1,481

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. He was, however, a great bunter and gathered a significant number of bunt singles in his career. Alomar enjoyed his best season in with career highs in batting average (.260), home runs (4), runs (82),

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(179) and games played (162), and received an All-Star berth. Alomar was a smart and aggressive base-runner compiling 227

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s including a career-high 39 in 1971. A durable player, Alomar was the Angels' everyday second baseman for five years. He twice played a full 162-game season and played in 648 consecutive games between 1969 and 1973. The only postseason

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of Alomar's career came with the Yankees, during the

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; he was standing on-deck when Chris Chambliss hit the series-winning home run in Game 5. After retiring, Alomar became a manager both in his homeland and minor leagues, and coached in the majors for the

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and San Diego Padres. While in San Diego, Alomar coached his two sons, Sandy Jr. and Roberto

After the season, Alomar was hired by the Mets as a bench coach and was moved to first base coach after the season. In 2007, he was moved to third base coach. On June 17, 2008, he was once again made bench coach of the Mets by former bench coach and recently promoted manager Jerry Manuel. Following the season, Alomar was let go by the Mets and replaced by

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Career

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