Former Cincinnati Red Eduardo Pérez, an ESPN MLB analyst,announced via Xthat his father, National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Reds great Tony Pérez, is just fine, and recent reports about him were "completely inaccurate."
"Thankfully, he is alive, well, and still stronger than most of us," Eduardo tweeted. "Social media has created too many people pretending to be reporters (without) doing basic fact-checking. Thank you to all who called."
In September 2024, Eduardowas emotional as he announcedduring "SportsCenter" that he had learned of the death of Pete Rose at age 83.
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Tony was among former teammateswith Rose one day earlierduring Rose's final public appearance, at the Music City sports collectibles and autograph show in Nashville, Tennessee.
Eduardo played for the Reds for parts of three seasons, from 1996 to 1998.
Tony played for Cincinnati from 1964 to 1976, and again from 1984 to 1986. He managed the Reds for 44 games in 1993.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer:Tony Pérez 'alive, well ... stronger than most of us,' per son Eduardo