Puerto Ricans rejoice as Roberto Alomar joins Baseball’s Hall of Fame
Not a lot of viewers and followers of major league baseball were expecting a different result than last time, when the 2011 Hall of Fame graduates were announced, on Wednesday. The top runner ups from last year got the push to go through the Hall of Fame induction
as two of the top players in history made the class in time. Puerto Rico’s Roberto Alomar became the 3rd native to clinch the honour and join the list of other baseball players from the island.
Alomar became the third player after Orlando Cepeda and Roberto Clemente (now deceased) to achieve this hallmark in baseball history. The people of Puerto Rico were engrossed in festivities, following the announcement and it was to no one’s surprise that
this transpired at the eve of the news. The people of the island are fond of the game and when Alomar became a hall of fame member, the jubilation in the streets of Puerto Rico depicted their love for baseball. Cepeda was able to express his joy in an interview
with from the country’s capital, San Juan. He said, "It's amazing that this island so small has three Hall of Famers, and more to come," Cepeda said."As a Puerto Rican, I feel very proud because it's such a small island that has produced so many great players.
That's an honour as a Puerto Rican. I'm very proud."
Cepeda had been a good friend of Roberto’s father, Sandy Alomar Sr.; both were huge baseball players. For Roberto Alomar, gaining the recognition of being a Hall of Fame member means the highlight of his life. His father’s legacy now lives on and he wasn’t
alone in rejoicing the moment at the Toronto Blue Jays meeting room, when the call came. His club was equally ecstatic about the accolade.
Florida Marlins manager, Edwin Rodriguez, was able to speak on the achievement. The Puerto Rican native was joined by ball players from the same team. They all expressed their appreciation for Roberto Alomar and talked about the moment.
"It means a lot because the players that are playing at this time, they didn't have a chance to watch Roberto Clemente or maybe they didn't have a chance to watch Orlando Cepeda," Rodriguez said. "But a lot of them had a chance to see Robbie Alomar play.
So now they feel like they can touch him, they can be more aware of the kind of player that he was and why he deserved to be a Hall of Famer."
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