The MLB Immaculate Grid for July 21 features the San Diego Padres in the first column and the Cleveland Guardians in the second row. This means participants are tasked with identifying players who have played for both teams.
Numerous players have represented both teams, one of them being Roberto Alomar. Alomar’s baseball career spanned 17 seasons. He represented various teams, including the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians (then: Cleveland Indians), New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Making his MLB debut with the Padres in 1988, he was named an All-Star 12 times. He also amassed 10 Gold Glove awards and four Silver Slugger awards. He won the 1992 ALCS MVP award and the Man of the Year award with the Cleveland Guardians twice.
During his tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays, he won two World Series titles and bagged the Player of the Year title thrice.
He ended his MLB career with the Chicago White Sox in 2004 with a .300 batting average, 2,724 base hits, and 474 stolen bases.
Other MLB players who have played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the San Diego Padres
Other players who have worn the jersey for both teams are Joe Carter, Yonder Alonso, Greg Allen, Carlos Baerga, Ross Detwiler, and Chris Gomez.
Joe Carter represented the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants. He started his career in 1983 with the Chicago Cubs and ended it with the San Francisco Giants in 1998.
His walk-off home run helped the Toronto Blue Jays clinch the World Series title in 1993. He is one of two players to end a World Series with a home run. The other person who has achieved this feat is Bill Mazeroski.
Carter amassed five All-Star selections and two Silver Slugger awards. He was the AL RBI leader in 1986 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.