On the field, Alomar teamed with shortstop Omar Vizquel to form another decorated middle infield combination.

Vizquel and second baseman Roberto Alomar were recognized as one of the top all time defensive duos.

Vizquel hit second in the line-up between lead-off man Kenny Lofton and third-place hitter Alomar in the most productive offensive line-up in Cleveland baseball history.

In his second game as a Mariner, on May 20, Henderson hit a leadoff home run, thus becoming the third player to hit a home run in four different decades ( Ted Williams and Willie McCovey were the others, and Omar Vizquel became the fourth in 2010 ).

Other players with 10 or more wins include shortstop Omar Vizquel ( 11 ), catcher Johnny Bench ( 10 ), third baseman Mike Schmidt ( 10 ), and outfielders Ken Griffey, Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones, and Al Kaline ( 10 each ).

Omar Enrique Vizquel González (; born April 24, 1967 ), nicknamed " Little O ", is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Nicknamed " The Wizard " for his defensive brilliance, Smith set major league records for career assists ( 8, 375 ) and double plays ( 1, 590 ) by a shortstop ( the latter since broken by Omar Vizquel ), as well as the National League ( NL ) record with 2, 511 career games at the position ; Smith won the NL Gold Glove Award for play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons ( 1980 – 1992 ).

Vizquel won nine consecutive Gold Gloves with the Mariners and Indians, starting with his first in 1993 with Seattle and continuing until 2001.

Vizquel won two additional Gold Gloves in 2005 and 2006 with the San Francisco Giants.

His nine Gold Glove Awards set an American League record for shortstops, that was tied by Omar Vizquel in.

Vizquel is considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves ( 1993 – 2001 ) and two more in 2005 and 2006.

In 2004, despite great Triple-A numbers, Peralta only saw 25 at-bats in eight games with the Indians due to the presence of perennial Gold Glover and fan-favorite Vizquel, who left the Indians as a free agent after the 2004 season.

In 2000, with Vizquel committing just three errors all season long, the entire Cleveland infield committed 34 errors — just one more than the record low set by the New York Mets infield the year before.

At the end of the 1993 season, Vizquel was traded by the Mariners to the Indians for Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson, and cash.

In 1999, Vizquel hit over. 300 and scored 100 runs for the first time in his career, finishing the season with a. 333 batting average and 112 runs scored for an Indians team that scored a league-leading 1, 009 runs.

At the end of the season, Vizquel was signed by the Giants as a free agent.

" By the end of the 2007 season, Mesa had hit Vizquel twice.

Guillén was a light-hitting, quick-handed shortstop, emerging from a line of Venezuelan shortstops that included ; Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparicio ( both White Sox players ), Dave Concepción, and Omar Vizquel ( who played for Guillen as a utility player for the White Sox ).

His NL records for career games at shortstop and most years leading the league in fielding were later broken by Ozzie Smith ; his Major League record for career fielding average has been broken by Omar Vizquel.

Every Major League player with 2, 800 hits or more is presently enshrined in Cooperstown, with the following exceptions: Harold Baines, Pete Rose ( current hit record-holder, who is banned from appearing on the official ballot Rose earns write-in votes, they are declared invalid ); Rafael Palmeiro ; Craig Biggio, Ivan Rodriguez and Barry Bonds ( none of whom have been out of Major League Baseball for the prerequisite five years ); and Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Omar Vizquel ( all of whom are still active ).

Alfonzo has worn the number 13 since his Major League debut, however switched to the number 12 in March giving former teammate, and former San Francisco Giants shortstop, Omar Vizquel the number 13 to honor not only the longevity of Vizquel wearing the number, but also because the wearing the number 13 is a term of respect and honor to Alfonzo and Vizquel's fellow countryman Dave Concepción ( all three from Venezuela ).

Vizquel started his career with the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League together with Tony Armas, Bo Díaz and Andrés Galarraga.

Also in 1984, the White Sox retired his number 11, although the White Sox have ' un-retired ' his number again for Omar Vizquel, with Aparicio's permission.

* Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan baseball player.

His 2, 583 games played at shortstop stood as the Major League record for that position from his retirement in until May when it was surpassed by Omar Vizquel.

His 2, 677 hits was also the major league record for players from Venezuela, until it was surpassed by Omar Vizquel on June 25,.

His 201 sacrifice bunts prior to 2007 ranks second among active players to Omar Vizquel.

Playing in six ALCS, he set league playoff records for career games, putouts, assists, total chances and double plays by a shortstop, all of which were broken between 1998 and 2002 by Omar Vizquel and Derek Jeter.

Carrasquel was the first in a long line of major league shortstops from Venezuela including, Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel among others.

This home run gave McCovey the distinction, along with Ted Williams ( with whom he was tied in home runs ), Rickey Henderson, and Omar Vizquel of homering in four different decades.

Melvin Mora agreed to represent his native country, Venezuela, in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, joining fellow Venezuelan major Leaguers Bobby Abreu, Edgardo Alfonzo, Miguel Cairo, Omar Vizquel, Carlos Guillén, Johan Santana, Freddy García, Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Victor Zambrano, Juan Rivera, and Francisco Rodríguez.

On May 25, 2008, Vizquel became the all-time leader in games played at shortstop, passing Luis Aparicio.

Vizquel is the all-time leader in double plays made while playing shortstop.

On May 24, 2010, Vizquel became the shortstop with the second most hits all time, behind Derek Jeter.

Vizquel is the sacrifice hit leader of the live-ball era.

Currently, Vizquel is the oldest player in the Major Leagues.

As of July 2012, Vizquel is the only active player with service time in the 1980s.

On May 7, 2012, Vizquel became the oldest player to play at shortstop in the Major League history, surpassing Bobby Wallace, who played 12 games with the St. Louis Cardinals at the age of 44 in 1918.

Family pairs to win Gold Gloves include brothers Ken and Clete Boyer ( third base ), brothers Sandy Alomar, Jr. ( catcher ) and Roberto Alomar ( second base ).

In 1993, Alomar had his best season with the Jays, producing 17 home runs, 93 RBI and 55 stolen bases, while batting. 326, third in the league behind teammates John Olerud and Paul Molitor.

On September 27, 1996, during a game against the Blue Jays, Alomar got into a heated argument over a called third strike with umpire John Hirschbeck and spat in his face.

Alomar finished third in MVP voting in 1999.

In one of the more unusual plays in World Series history, Stottlemyre, trying to go first to third on a Roberto Alomar single in the second inning, did a bellyflop diving into third base, where he was called out.

Before the season, the Mets signed the aging Roberto Alomar, and despite Alfonzo's tremendous offensive and defensive contributions during the previous three seasons, he was forced to move back to third base.

While pitching for the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Stottlemyre tried to slide into third base while attempting to reach third on a single by Roberto Alomar.