Tavo Álvarez

Who is Tavo Álvarez?

César Octavio "Tavo" Álvarez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level, pitching for the Montreal Expos.

He attended high school at Tucson High School in Tucson, Arizona. His senior year, he was one of 25 high school baseball players in USA Today's "Super 25" for the 1990 season. He was also named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for baseball in 1990. After his senior season, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the second round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft, and he signed with the team on June 19.

After signing the contract, he played the rest of the 1990 season with the Expos' rookie affiliate, winning five games and losing two. Alvarez played his full first professional season with the Class A Sumter Flyers in 1991, posting a 12–10 record and a 3.24 earned run average. He had a career year in 1992, playing for both the West Palm Beach Expos and Harrisburg Senators, combining for 17 wins, five losses, and a 1.74 ERA. He spent the full 1993 season with the Ottawa Lynx, and finished the season with a 7–10 record and a 4.21 ERA.