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For those of you who didn’t read the text, we learned that in his first season, “Alex became such a hero in Cleveland that the mayor issued a proclamation at City Hall citing ‘his outstanding base stealing accomplishments and the recent excitement he has brought to the city.’”

Unfortunately, his bright star quickly burned out in Cleveland. After stealing 40 bases in 63 games in 1990, he stole only 27 (while being caught 17 times) in 122 games in 1991. He was traded from the Indians to the Pirates after 41 games in 1992.