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Indians tab Sandy Alomar Jr. as 1B coach (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

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.