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.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.