CLEVELAND � Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians.

The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a first-base coach. Alomar spent the past two years as a catching instructor for the New York Mets. He will mentor Cleveland�s catchers.
Alomar played 20 seasons in the majors � 11 in Cleveland � before retiring in 2007. While in New York, he served on the same coaching staff as his father, Sandy Alomar Sr., who was the team�s bench coach.
The 43-year-old Alomar was a six-time All-Star with the Indians, who enshrined him in their Hall of Fame last season. He was the AL�s rookie of the year in 1990.
With Alomar behind the plate, Cleveland won five AL Central titles and made two trips to the World Series.