Joe Alvarez
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| Generales de Durango Mexican League |
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Born: June 11, 1956 Manzanillo, Cuba |
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Joe Alvarez (born June 11, 1956 ) is a Cuban American baseball manager and a former utility infielder in Minor League Baseball. Listed at 5' 9" (1.75 m.), 165 lb. (74 kg.), Alvarez batted and threw right handed. He is currently the manager of the Generales de Durango club in the Mexican League.
A slick fielder but never much of a hitter, Alvarez spent four seasons in the minors playing mostly at shortstop for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles organizations. He worked his way up to Class Double A in 1977, but did not play a game again after suffering an injury.
Born José René Álvarez Ramírez in Manzanillo, Cuba, he grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he attended St. Patrick High School. The Yankees selected 19-year-old Alvarez in the third round of the 1974 MLB Draft out of school and sent him immediately to their rookie class Johnson City Yankees in the Appalachian League.
Alvarez opened 1975 with Class A- Oneonta Yankees, but was acquired by Houston during an off season transaction with the Yankees. Afterwards, he reported to Class A Dubuque Packers in 1976, and gained a promotion to Double A Columbus Astros late in the year. He then found himself on the move again, this time to the Orioles organization in 1977, playing with Class A Miami Orioles and for AA Charlotte Orioles. In a four-season career, Alvarez posted an average of .194 with two home runs and 94 RBI in 322 games.
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