Tony Álvarez

This article is about the Major League Baseball center fielder. For the Australian actor, see Tony Alvarez (actor). For the Cuban singer, see Tony Alvarez (singer).

Antonio Álvarez
Outfielder
Born: May 10, 1979 (1979-05-10) Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2002 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2004 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	10
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2002, 2004)

Antonio Enrique Álvarez [AL-vah-rez] (born May 10, 1979 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2002 and 2004.

At 25, Álvarez was considered one of the top ten Pirates prospects both by Baseball America and ESPN. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as a free agent before the 2005 season, but failed to make the big league club. He played for the Ottawa Lynx, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in 2006. In 2007, Álvarez signed with Brother Elephants of CPBL (Taiwan).

Álvarez is a .250 hitter with two home runs and 10 RBI in 38 Major League games. His baseball career did not pan out as well as planned.

On December 3, 2005, Álvarez married Venezuelan actress Mariangel Ruiz, who was Miss Venezuela 2002.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube