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| Gabe Alvarez | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Alvarez withUSC in 2015 | |
| Toledo Mud Hens | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1974-03-06)March 6, 1974 (age 51) Navojoa,Sonora | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2000, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .222 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 33 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Gabriel de Jesus Alvarez (born March 6, 1974) is a Mexican former professionalbaseballthird baseman and currentcoach. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theDetroit Tigers (1998–2000) andSan Diego Padres (2000).
A 6'1, 205 lbs. right-hander, Alvarez played college baseball at USC from 1993 to 1995 for head coachMike Gillespie. In 1993 and 1994, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theChatham A's of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Alvarez was selected by the Padres in the second round of the1995 MLB Draft. While playing in the minor leagues for theRancho Cucamonga Quakes in 1995, he turned an unassisted triple play as a second baseman. He caught a line drive over second base, stepped on the bag to get one runner and tagged the other one coming into second from first.[2] He told the reporter covering the game that exactly the same thing had happened to him the previous year at USC, but he threw to first instead of tagging the runner to complete the triple play. He said a teammate had pointed out that he had missed a chance at an unassisted triple play, and he had promised himself if it ever happened again, he would do it differently.[citation needed]
Alvarez was taken by theArizona Diamondbacks as the fifth pick in the1997 MLB expansion draft, but was traded by the Diamondbacks with Matt Drews andJoe Randa to the Tigers forTravis Fryman. Alvarez made his major league debut for the Tigers on June 22, 1998, going 1–4. On July 17, 2000, he was traded by the Tigers to the Padres forDusty Allen.[3] He finished his major league career with 59 hits, a .222batting average, 29 runs, and an .877 fielding percentage.
In 2010, Alvarez became the assistant baseball coach at the University of Southern California (USC).
He was hired by the Detroit Tigers to manage their Double-A affiliate, theErie SeaWolves of theEastern League in 2022.[4] Alvarez remained with the team in 2023 and led Erie to win theEastern League championship.[5] He was also selected as the 2023Eastern League Manager of the Year.[6] The SeaWolves repeated as Eastern League champs in 2024 with Alvarez as manager.
Alvarez served as the third base coach for the National League team in the 2024All-Star Futures Game.[7]
On October 31, 2024, Tigers promoted Alvarez to become the new manager for their Triple-A affiliate, theToledo Mud Hens.
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