Veronica Alvarez

Veronica Alvarez (born April 7, 1983) is an American baseball catcher. She is a member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2]

Veronica Alvarez
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornApril 7, 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 37)
Miami, Florida
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
College teamVillanova Wildcats
Veronica Alvarez
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
2008 Japan Team competition
2010 Venezuela Team competition
2012 Canada Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Biography

Alvarez was born in Miami, Florida, on April 7, 1983.[3] She is the daughter of Julio and Ofelia Alvarez, two Cuban immigrants, and the younger of two children.[4] Her passion for baseball started at the age of 5, and by the age of 6, she began to play in Little League.[5]

After Little League (where she pitched for the All-Star Team once[6]), she would switch to softball. Playing for former Cuban national team pitcher Hector Torres, she was a member of the Miami Wildcats (later renamed Stingrays) softball team. Of note, Alvarez would earn a scholarship to play at Villanova University. After graduation, she would spend one year playing softball in Valencia, Spain.[7]

With the New England Women's Red Sox, an all-women's baseball team, she was part of the team that captured the 2012 Roy Hobbes Cup.[8]

Life After Baseball

Veronica Alvarez followed her baseball career by working as a career firefighter for the City of Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety Department, where she has played for their softball team. Her hobbies include playing ping-pong with her crew members, but she struggles to live up to her previous history as a champion. She hopes to make a comeback in baseball, and so she has hired the world renowned personal trainer George Trotter to improve her level of fitness.

Bibliography
  • Ring, Jennifer (2015). "Chapter 8: Veronica Alvarez". A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 121–138. ISBN 978-0803244801.
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References
  1. "ALVAREZ, Veronica". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. "Veronica Alvarez profile". Team USA. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. Ring, p. 122.
  5. Ring, p. 124.
  6. Ring, p. 125.
  7. Ring, p. 132.
  8. Ring, p. 258.


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