Considered by many to be one of the best second basemen in history. During his career, the 12-time All-Star won more Gold Gloves (10) than any other second baseman in baseball history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards (4) for a second baseman. On January 5, 2011, Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in his second year of eligibility. He became the first Hall of Fame member to be inducted as a Toronto Blue Jays player.