Jays retire Alomar's No. 12 in ceremony
BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca
TORONTO -- Roberto Alomar’s plaque is up at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and now his No. 12 is up in the Rogers Centre rafters.The first player enshrined in Cooperstown wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat was honoured again Sunday afternoon when his jersey number was retired in another landmark moment for the franchise.The quick-paced, nostalgia-laced, 30-minute ceremony included a couple of highlight videos – with cameos from Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Jim Thome
TORONTO -- Roberto Alomar’s plaque is up at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and now his No. 12 is up in the Rogers Centre rafters.The first player enshrined in Cooperstown wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat was honoured again Sunday afternoon when his jersey number was retired in another landmark moment for the franchise.The quick-paced, nostalgia-laced, 30-minute ceremony included a couple of highlight videos – with cameos from Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Jim Thome
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