Receive, Block Balls and Throw: Bill Ripken & Sandy Alomar Jr.

Sandy Alomar Jr. walks Bill Ripken through a day in the life of a catcher at #TribeSpring.

[@DuraDigi]

One of my childhood favorites right here.

[@gamerjr2499]

I’m. A catcher and this helped a lot

[@oneonlyxram]

fun story, I helped Billy change a light bulb in is house when I was a kid, he put me on his shoulders! My dad owned a plumbing business and he had the Ripken's as clients....Sandy was a great defensive catcher!

[@CSDonohue11]

Sandy Alomar Jr. My favorite Catcher of All Time. Las Vegas Stars ✨ I got Alomar Jr.’s autograph when I was 7 years old in 1987 when he played for The Las Vegas Stars ✨ and was on the verge of being called up. I only knew who he was because my dads friend told me, then he gave me the foul ball he caught so I could go get Sandy’s autograph with it thankfully because also thankfully Sandy stopped after the game was over and signed some autographs right @ the edge of the dugout. Was really cool and a great memory. 7 years old. I didn’t get another foul ball for almost 20years when in 2005 I caught my 1st foul ball @ the same stadium, Cashmen Field during Spring Training when The Cubs & M’s came to Vegas to play and now since then I’ve got about a couple dozen since that day, either foul balls or HR balls. I got Henry Blancos walk off HR the very next day too. So I got a foul ball Friday Night and the Walk off HR the next day with a Major League hangover. 😄 I was hurting that day but had bought the tickets months prior. Cactus League is the best in AZ. That’s how I’ve got most of my balls. Lol BIG BALLS.

[@coachFord936]

That's awesome, my dad Rusty Ford played on that team as well

[@CSDonohue11]

@@coachFord936 Nice! Seems like I know that name. Was he a 3B or 2B?

[@coachFord936]

@@CSDonohue11 he was a pitcher

[@CSDonohue11]

@@coachFord936 Hmm Was he a Lefty?

[@coachFord936]

@@CSDonohue11 no, he was a right handed submarine pitcher. Played with the Padres for a few years up to AAA

[@hypetrained]

Beau Taylor ♥️

[@JRoRosiak]

Billy-Rip needs to receive a new hat!

[@bryanpereira7321]

Catcher... Hardest position in baseball

[@adelinandanielle9986]

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