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- NAME: Tony Pérez
- OCCUPATION: Baseball Player
- BIRTH DATE: May 14, 1942 (Age: 71)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Ciego de Avila, Cuba
- Full Name: Atanasio Pérez Regal
- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
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Tony Pérez was a professional baseball player in the 1960s and 1970s who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Tony Pérez began playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1965 and was a key member of the Big Red Machine, as the Reds teams during the 1970s were known. Sometimes overshadowed by other teammates such as Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose, Pérez was known as the ultimate team player. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, becoming only the second Cuban to be enshrined in the Hall.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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