Pedro Álvarez
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Pan American Games
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team
Baseball World Cup
	2009 Nettuno	Team
World University Baseball Championship
	2006 Havana	Team

Pedro Manuel Álvarez Jr. (born February 6, 1987) is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles.

Álvarez has been nicknamed El Toro, Spanish for "the bull", because of his strength and muscular physique. He stands 6'3" and weighs 250 lbs. He has one younger brother, Luis Fernandez. A third baseman until late 2014, Alvarez transitioned to first base for the Pirates in 2015, but was not offered a contract and became a free agent at the end of the 2015 season. Upon being signed by the Orioles in 2016, Alvarez became the team's designated hitter.

Álvarez was born in the Dominican Republic to Pedro and Luz Alvarez. Alvarez also has a sister. Father of Wilfredo Alvarez. As a young boy, he grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Álvarez first attended the Mott Hall School for gifted and talented students in Morningside Heights, where he was an A student. He then attended Horace Mann School in the Bronx, where he holds numerous baseball records, most notably home runs, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and RBIs. Álvarez was named Athlete of the Year his senior season. Though he attended a private school, Álvarez's abilities attracted the attention of scouts throughout the New York City area, especially after he led his club team, the Bayside Yankees, to a national title in 2005. In recognition of his success, Louisville Slugger crowned him the Player of the Year in New York and also named him to its All-America team.

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