Las Vegas Welcomes Back Sandy Alomar, Jr. To Cashman Field
LAS VEGAS: The Las Vegas franchise welcomes back Sandy Alomar, Jr. as a member of the New Orleans Zephyrs. The 51s will host New Orleans in a four-game series at Cashman Field from Saturday-Tuesday, May 12-15.
Alomar is the only Las Vegas player in the 25-year history of the franchise to win back-to-back PCL MVP honors as a catcher in 1988 and 1989 for the Stars. He also was named the 1988 & 1989 Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America. He has played 19 Major League seasons: San Diego (1988-89), Cleveland (1990-2000), Chicago White Sox (2001-02, 2003-04, '06), Colorado (2002), Texas (2005) and Dodgers (2006). He is a six-time all-Star and was MVP of the 1997 All-Star Game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field. He appeared in two World Series with the Indians in 1995 and 1997.