FILE - In this Oct. 23, 1997, file photo, Cleveland Indians' Sandy Alomar Jr.(notes) hits a single in Game 5 of the baseball World Series in Cleveland. The Indians' popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Cleveland manager Manny Acta as the team's first-base coach. Alomar had spent the past two seasons as a catching instructor for the New York Mets. He will also mentor Cleveland's catchers.

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jason Varitek(notes) #33 and Takashi Saito(notes) #24 of the Boston Red Sox celebrate the win over the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox defeated the Indians 6-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Kerry Wood(notes) #34 of the Cleveland Indians delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox defeated the Indians 6-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Michael Brantley(notes) #23 of the Cleveland Indians chases after the ball that Shin-Soo Choo(notes) #17 missed against the Boston Red Sox on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Billy Wagner(notes) #13 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jacoby Ellsbury(notes) #46 and Dustin Pedroia(notes) #15 of the Boston Red Sox celebrate after they scored in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Trevor Crowe(notes) #26 of the Cleveland Indians congratulates teammate Travis Hafner(notes) #48 after Hafner scored a run in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Luis Valbuena(notes) #1 of the Cleveland Indians breaks his bat as he hits a single while Jason Varitek(notes) #33 of the Boston Red Sox catches on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jason Varitek(notes) #33 of the Boston Red Sox scores a run off a hit by teammate Dustin Pedroia(notes) in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Dustin Pedroia(notes) #15 of the Boston Red Sox drives in a run in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Victor Martinez(notes) #41 of the Boston Red Sox scores a run in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jacoby Ellsbury(notes) #46 of the Boston Red Sox scores a run in the first inning as Kelly Shoppach(notes) #10 of the Cleveland Indians stands by on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Daisuke Matsuzaka(notes) #18 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jacoby Ellsbury(notes) #46 of the Boston Red Sox steals third safely as Jhonny Peralta(notes) #2 of the Cleveland Indians is unable to grab an errant throw in the first inning on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Ellsbury scored on the play. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON - OCTOBER 02: Jeremy Sowers(notes) #45 of the Cleveland Indians delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on October 2, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)