Sandy Alomar Sr., the father of Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar and six-time All-Star Sandy Alomar Sr., passed away in his native Puerto Rico on Monday. He was 81.

Alomar Sr. was a speedy middle infielder who played for six clubs, most notably from 1970-74 for the Angels, for whom he was an All-Star in 1970. He’s the only player in Angels history to play in 162 games twice, doing it in both in 1970 and ’71. Alomar Sr. played parts of 15 years in the Majors and was subsequently a coach with the Padres (1986-1990), Cubs (2000-02), Rockies (2003-04) and Mets (2005-09). All told, he spent nearly 50 years involved with professional baseball.

A native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, Alomar Sr. was one of eight children. He originally signed out of Luis Muñoz Rivera High School with the Milwaukee Braves

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