Tavo Álvarez

César Octavio "Tavo" Álvarez (born November 25, 1971) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the pitching coach for the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1995 to 1996.

Playing career Álvarez 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 rookie-level Gulf Coast League Expos, winning five games and losing two. Alvarez played his full first professional season with the Single-A Sumter Flyers in 1991, posting a 12–10 record and a 3.24 earned run average (ERA). Combined with arm surgery, in July 1995 he made his first minor league start since 1993. A month later on August 21, he made his major league debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent the 1997 season in Ottawa, winning four games and losing eight. On October 11, 2025, Álvarez was fired by the Leones.

On December 4, 2025, Álvarez was hired to serve as the pitching coach for the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.