Anthony F. LaCava (born May 21, 1961) is a baseball executive, currently serving as Assistant General Manager (GM) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Since the early 1980's he has made his home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakmont, Pennsylvania. [1]
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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, Tony fell to .153/.268/.161 for the Macon Pirates to end his playing career.
In 1989, Tony was hired by the California Angels as a scout. He moved up to Regional Crosschecker by 1996. In 2000, he joined the Atlanta Braves as their National Scouting Supervisor. The Montreal Expos hired him as Director of Player Development, in September 2000. He joined the Cleveland Indians in 2002 as a national crosschecker.
In the fall of 2002, the Toronto Blue Jays named him as an Assistant to the General Manager. He was moved up to Assistant GM in October 2007. Alex Anthopoulos also made LaCava Director of Player Development in 2009.[1] LaCava was considered a candidate to become GM for the Baltimore Orioles,[2] but turned down their offer,[3] in order to stay with the Toronto Blue Jays.