Tony LaCava

Anthony F. LaCava (born May 21, 1961) is an American professional baseball executive for the Toronto Blue Jays, currently serving as their Senior Vice President, Player Personnel. In 2015, he served as the interim general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), succeeding Alex Anthopoulos. LaCava was later replaced by Ross Atkins.

Playing career LaCava attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and played for the school's baseball team. As a senior in 1979, Central Catholic won the state championship. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in 1983. He hit .302/.386/.409 in 21 games for the 1983 GCL Pirates in a utility role and was 0-for-11 with two walks for the Greenwood Pirates. In 1984, LaCava batted .153/.268/.161 in 46 games for the Macon Pirates to end his playing career.

Executive career In 1989, LaCava was hired by the California Angels as a scout, where he remained for 10 years. In 2000, he joined the Atlanta Braves as their national scouting supervisor. He joined the Cleveland Indians in 2002 as a national crosschecker. LaCava was considered a candidate to become GM for the Baltimore Orioles, but turned down their offer in order to stay with the Blue Jays.

After the 2015 season, Anthopoulous opted not to remain with the Blue Jays. On November 2, 2015, LaCava was named the Blue Jays' vice president of baseball operations and interim general manager by new team president Mark Shapiro. Shapiro hired Ross Atkins as the permanent general manager on December 3, 2015, and LaCava was promoted to senior vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager.