Roberto Alomar

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Hall of Famer Alomar Reacts to Getting the Boot From MLB

Ex-Blue Jays player 'disappointed' on firing after probe into 2014 sexual misconduct allegation

(Newser) - MLB has cut ties with Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, ending his contract as a league consultant in Puerto Rico and as an ambassador for the Toronto Blue Jays after an investigation into a 2014 sexual misconduct allegation. That puts the 53-year-old Alomar on the league's permanently ineligible list,...

Roberto Alomar Exposed Me to HIV, Too: Wife

Maripily Rivera Alomar defended him against similar allegations last year

(Newser) - First his girlfriend accused Roberto Alomar of exposing her to HIV; now his wife is making the same claim. In her divorce papers, Maripily Rivera Alomar accuses the former baseball star of “intentionally, with corrupt intent” concealing his HIV diagnosis from her in order to have unprotected sex, the...

Dawson Makes Hall; Blyleven, Alomar Miss

Hall of fame voters surprise yet again

(Newser) - Andre Dawson was the only player elected into the Hall of Fame today, with Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar missing the cut by just five and eight votes respectively. Dawson, one of only three players to hit 400 home runs and steal 300 bases, received 77.9% of the vote,...

Alomar: Ex's AIDS Suit 'Filled With Lies'

'I'm in good health,' says ex-ballplayer amid $15M lawsuit

(Newser) - Baseball great Roberto Alomar says an ex’s $15 million lawsuit claiming he knew he had AIDS yet insisted on having unprotected sex is “filled with lies,” the New York Post reports. “I am in very good health,” the ex-Met said. “I am deeply saddened...

Lawsuit Claims Alomar Exposed Girlfriend to HIV

Former Met knew he had virus, insisted upon unprotected sex, lawsuit claims

(Newser) - An ex-girlfriend has filed a shocking lawsuit against Roberto Alomar, claiming the baseball great knew he had AIDS yet insisted on having unprotected sex, the New York Daily News reports. Illya Dall is suing Alomar for $15 million in damages for exposing her and her children to the virus. She...

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