Toronto Blue Jays to retire former second baseman Roberto Alomar’s No. 12

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press

Posted July 19, 2011 9:55 am

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Former Toronto Blue Jays player Roberto Alomar smiles during a press conference in Toronto, Ont. following the announcement of his induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame January 5, 2011. The Blue Jays are giving Alomar their highest honour.The club says it will retire the former second baseman's No. 12 at a ceremony before the team's July 31 home game with the Texas Rangers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese.

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays are giving Roberto Alomar their highest honour.

The club says it will retire the former second baseman’s No. 12 at a ceremony before the team’s July 31 home game with the Texas Rangers.

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It will be the first time the Blue Jays have retired a number worn by one of the team’s players in the club’s 35-year history.

Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997.

Team president and CEO Paul Beeston says Alomar is “arguably the best second baseman of all time.”

Alomar and former Blue Jays general manager Pat Gillick will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24.

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