Roberto Alomar & Wife Embroiled In Domestic Dispute

TAMPA, Fla. — The wife of retired baseball star Roberto Alomar has obtained a temporary injunction against him, following a domestic dispute over the weekend.

Maria Del Pilar Alomar, 33, said in a complaint filed Monday that the couple got into an argument at their Hillsborough County home on Sunday. Deputies responded, and the wife told them that she had to push Alomar away when he got several inches from her. No arrests were made.

The complaint also described an incident in June, where Alomar, 42, reportedly yelled at his wife and pushed her. In April, he threatened her with a knife, according to the complaint.

Alomar's agent, John Boggs, said Wednesday that the allegations against his client were false and defamatory.

"Anyone who knows this couple will immediately recognize that her claims are baseless," Boggs said. "Mr. Alomar looks forward to his day in court, where he is certain the truth will emerge."

A hearing is scheduled for Aug. 13.

According to the injunction, Alomar must stay 500 feet from his wife, and he's prohibited from contacting her.

Boggs said he wasn't sure who was staying at the couple's Tampa-area home or if either person would be filing for divorce.

The 12-time All-Star played major league baseball from 1988 to 2004. He played for a total of seven teams, including the San Diego Padres (1988-1990), Toronto Blue Jays (1991-1995), Baltimore Orioles (1996-1998), Cleveland Indians (1999-2001), New York Mets (2002-2003), Chicago White Sox (2003, 2004) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2004).

Alomar – a switch-hitter who threw right-handed – holds a record 10 gold gloves at second base and four Sliver Slugger awards. He had a career batting average of .300, with 2,724 hits, 210 home runs, 1,134 RBIs and 474 stolen bases.

Alomar made headlines in late 1996 when, after being called out on strikes, he spit in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck.

Comments

[Fenarkleman]

02:35 PM on 08/05/2010

Tim McCarver was created by the Soviet government to either lull or anger Major League Baseball fans with an un-ending stream of inanities and utter uselessness

[LonosCurse]

05:47 PM on 08/05/2010

How astute. It makes you wonder how he became one of the quintessential baseball color men of our time.

[Jim Accardi]

12:51 PM on 08/05/2010

I always thought he was gay. Wasnt that the big story back like in 92 that he was gay

[zxrod]

12:25 PM on 08/05/2010

Well it's great to see the Tribe in the headlines twice already today... wait a second no it's not...

[SouthSideHooligan]

11:40 AM on 08/05/2010

Is this the same wife who publicly accused Mr. Alomar of giving her HIV?

[strength]

01:19 PM on 08/05/2010

yes

[Jose Vargas]

11:36 AM on 08/05/2010

He is gay and used she is using him for money.

[hip dibler]

11:22 AM on 08/05/2010

don't you have any non-stories about good people?

[lazercat2008]

10:27 AM on 08/05/2010

Steriods?

[Bedazio]

09:56 AM on 08/05/2010

I think they're going to spit up.

I mean split up.

[PoliticalEnnui]

09:54 AM on 08/05/2010

What, no spitting?

[tedwilliamshead]

09:50 AM on 08/05/2010

Seems like it would be easier for Alomar to just spit on his wife instead of giving her a King Hippo belly bump - http://tedwilliamshead.com/2010/08/05/roberto-alomar-served-domestic-violence-injunction/

[StAlphonso]

09:43 AM on 08/05/2010

500 feet is quite a spit.

[katylied]

12:13 PM on 08/05/2010

Just ask Keith Hernandez. Of course there could've been a second spitter.

[StAlphonso]

12:35 PM on 08/05/2010

Nice one.

[CDRUSNret]

02:32 PM on 08/05/2010

Oh....the "magic loogie" theory.

[Puller58]

05:15 AM on 08/05/2010

Seems like some retired ballplayers have a tough time adjusting to life without the game.

[Suspect X]

04:17 AM on 08/05/2010

I respect that they did not mention in the article that he might have AIDS.

He was the best 2nd baseman the padres ever had; if it wasn't such an awesome trade for both teams, i would have been very disappointed that they got rid of him.

[Mister Biggles]

08:18 AM on 08/05/2010

He was the best player on a very good late 90's Orioles team, as well.

[Jesterband]

11:10 AM on 08/05/2010

Yes, but when he teamed up with Omar Vizquel with the Indians they were magic together and provided Cleveland and ESPN with daily top ten plays. One of the more exciting times for the suffering Cleveland sports fan.

[Jesterband]

04:00 AM on 08/05/2010

I'm an old Cleveland boy and I resent the use of the Cleveland uniform in the picture. He played there 2yrs out of a 16yr career. After the Lebron fiasco It seems like just another Cleveland joke.

In the words of the imortal Dangerfield: We get no respect.

[Mister Biggles]

08:20 AM on 08/05/2010

I was actually surprised by Cleveland when I spent a few days there a few years back.

The city is kinda run down, but the suburbs are relatively nice.

Cannot even begin to imagine dealing with lake effect snow, though.

It wasn't that nice.

[Jesterband]

10:57 AM on 08/05/2010

Ahh, lake effect snow. Nothing like going to work in the morning under sunny skies and slogging through 8" of snow at quitting time. I actually liked it as it always provided an excuse to "hunker down" with family or friends to ride out the storm. Plus as a kid they meant a day or two of no school.

Your right though the city is in decline ( manufacturing base is gone ) and I left a few years back.

Still my heart is always there and I sometimes tend to take the constant jokes about the city too personally sometimes.

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

09:14 AM on 08/05/2010

He played for seven teams in 16 years, any uniform in a picture of him was worn for only a few years.

[Jim Accardi]

01:44 AM on 08/05/2010

it should state Roberto Alomar Jr.

[JacksonHts]

03:32 AM on 08/05/2010

No, his brother Santos or Sandy Alomar is Junior.

[Jesterband]

04:14 AM on 08/05/2010

Sandy

They played together in Cleveland foe a couple of years.