Alomar broke into the big leagues in 1988 with the Padres, where he was met with great fielder with speed and a solid dough. Defensively, he showed great lateral distance and a strong arm, often making spectacular plays on ground balls hit deep in the hole between first and second base on balls and beat up the middle well behind second base.
Alomar signed with the Baltimore Orioles in a time when Toronto was going to rebuild and Baltimore was to build towards a championship caliber team. In Baltimore, Alomar along with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. to form a formidable double play combination.
