Born on August 24, 1956 in Caguas, P.R., Antonio Bernazard Garcia is a former Major League Baseball player. Tony currently serves as special assistant to the general manager for the New York Mets organization.
Farm director Adam Wogan has only been on the job for a few months since coming over from the Nationals, but thanks to assistant to the GM TonyBernazard, field coordinator Tony Tijerina and the rest of the field staff, Mets camp is running like a well-oiled machine.
Both Wogan and Bernazard tend to shun the spotlight, instead directing praise on roving instructors Edgar Alfonzo (infield), Lamar Johnson (hitting), Rick Patterson (baserunning/bunting), Bob Natal (catching), Rick Waits (pitching), and their well-established field staff.
BA sat down with Wogan and Bernazard to talk about the state of the system, how much developing players has changed since general manager Omar Minaya took over and a pair of outfielders that take a back seat to Milledge--for now.
He reportedly referred to Bernazard as "the highest-paid translator on the planet" after meeting him and Minaya for a face-to-face negotiating session at baseball's Winter Meetings.
Bernazard, who is known for his flamboyant antics around the Mets offices and Shea Stadium, downplayed the incident, which was ultimately resolved when the Mets acquired Delgado in December 2005.
Carlos Delgado was one of the first Puerto Rican players to agree to play for Puerto Rico in the MLB World Baseball Classic, representing the island.
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