Sandy Alomar Sr., a 15-year major leaguer and the father of Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr., died at 81.

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Major League player and coach Sandy Alomar Sr.," MLB announced Monday.

Alomar, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, debuted in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and also played for the franchise when it moved to Atlanta in 1966, before stints with the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. The switch-hitting second baseman made his lone All-Star team in 1970 with the Angels and played in the 1976 World Series with the Yankees.

Alomar finished his career as a .245 hitter with 13 home runs, 227 stolen bases and 282 RBIs in 1,481 games (1,229 starts).

Alomar stayed in baseball

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