Tony Pérez

Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal, born May 14, 1942, in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. The son of José Manuel and Teodora (Rígal) Pérez, he played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and third baseman from 1964 through 1986. He spent the most notable portion of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, the team known as the Big Red Machine for its dominance of the National League in the mid-1970s. With Cincinnati he was part of a dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. From 1970 to 1976 he averaged more than 100 runs batted in per season. He later played for the Montreal Expos, the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

A seven-time All-Star, Pérez was variously nicknamed "Big Dog," "Big Doggie," and "Doggie," and was among the most popular players in Reds history. After his playing career he became a coach and later managed the Reds and the Florida Marlins. From 1993 through the 2017 season he served as Special Assistant to the General Manager with the Marlins. In 2000, Pérez was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.