On Wednesday, baseball greats Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A day later, it’s been announced that Alomar will become the first player ever to wear a Blue Jays cap on his Hall plaque:
Roberto Alomar Will Wear Blue Jays Cap Into Baseball Hall Of Fame, Bert Blyleven To Wear Twins Cap
“I will go into the Hall of Fame with a Blue Jays hat,” said Alomar. “The first Blue Jay ever to go with a Blue Jay hat and I’m looking forward to it.”
Blyleven, meanwhile, will wear a Twins cap. The decision wasn’t an open-and-shut one for either player, as both careers were spread across multiple teams.
Alomar is best-known for his days with the Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles, and Indians, though he also recorded stints with the Mets, White Sox, and Diamondbacks. He stayed in Toronto the longest (five years), and was a member of two world champion Blue Jays teams.
Blyleven spent nine of his 22 seasons with the Twins, split across two different eras -- one to start his career in the early ‘70s, and a second in the late ‘80s. He spent five seasons or fewer with the Indians, Angels, Pirates, and Rangers. He pitched for two World Series-winning teams, the 1979 Dodgers and the 1987 Twins.
For more on these teams, check out SB Nation”s Blue Jays blog, Bluebird Banter, and our Twins blog, Twinkie Town.
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