Jose Alvarez (baseball)
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Jose Lino Alvarez is a retired Major League Baseball
pitcher
. He played four seasons at the major league level, pitching for the Atlanta Braves
. He played for the Braves in and , then spent five seasons in the minor leagues before returning to the Braves in and .
Alvarez played his first professional season with the Braves' Rookie league Kingsport Braves in 1978, and his last with their Triple-A club, the Richmond Braves
, in 1995. He currently resides in Greenville, SC. He is on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes serving as Chaplain on the PGA's Nationwide Tour.
He has coached youth baseball and high school baseball in Greenville, SC. He has a unique story of taking what life has to offer and making the best of it beginning from his mother's decision not to abort him and giving him a chance at life, to his dad being arrested when Jose was 5 years old, leaving him, his siblings and mother alone.
Jose routinely speaks at FamilyLife marriage conferences around the country called "Weekend To Remember" with his wife Michelle. He is the father of 3 grown children, a married daughter and two sons. He is a member of Life Athletes, an organization that promotes pro-life
issues and abstinence before marriage.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. He played four seasons at the major league level, pitching for the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
. He played for the Braves in and , then spent five seasons in the minor leagues before returning to the Braves in and .
Alvarez played his first professional season with the Braves' Rookie league Kingsport Braves in 1978, and his last with their Triple-A club, the Richmond Braves
Richmond Braves
The Richmond Braves were the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and played in the International League. Colloquially referred to as the R-Braves, they were based in Richmond, Virginia, where they played from 1966, when the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta where their AAA team, the Crackers,...
, in 1995. He currently resides in Greenville, SC. He is on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes serving as Chaplain on the PGA's Nationwide Tour.
He has coached youth baseball and high school baseball in Greenville, SC. He has a unique story of taking what life has to offer and making the best of it beginning from his mother's decision not to abort him and giving him a chance at life, to his dad being arrested when Jose was 5 years old, leaving him, his siblings and mother alone.
Jose routinely speaks at FamilyLife marriage conferences around the country called "Weekend To Remember" with his wife Michelle. He is the father of 3 grown children, a married daughter and two sons. He is a member of Life Athletes, an organization that promotes pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
issues and abstinence before marriage.