Description: Roberto Alomar is the first complete and unbiased look into the complicated legacy of this baseball Hall of Famer, covering Alomar's impressive career that included 12 All-Star selections and 10 Gold Glove awards, his altercation with umpire John Hirschbeck, the controversial ...
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"Complicated" is the operative word for Robbie Alomar, arguably the best second baseman in the history of baseball, yet whose professional and personal lives have been embroiled in controversy.... The author fearlessly wades into Alomar's 1996 confrontation (and subsequent reconciliation) with umpire John Hirschbeck over a called third strike--Alomar spat in Hirschbeck's face, alleging the ump used a slur against him--along with later charges of domestic violence, charges that he had exposed lovers to undisclosed HIV, and a sexual harassment issue that prompted Major League Baseball to drop its affiliation with Alomar, save for his Hall of Fame membership.