Roberto Alomar Spits in Face of Umpire September 27, 1996 | 0 minutes, 11 seconds read On this day, in 1996 in the first inning of a Baltimore Orioles game, umpire John Hirschbeck struck out Alomar on a called third strike, Roberto Alomar went ballistic and spit right at Hirschbeck's face. September 27, 1996 Sport: Baseball Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? January 06, 2020 The last baseball Olympics event was last played in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? January 06, 2020 Can you name all 5 events in the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Sports in this article Baseball Tags in this article On This Day SportsEngine