Alvin Andrew Toles (born May 24, 1992) is an American former professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2015 season and made his major league debut in 2016, and still remains on the club's restricted list despite not playing a game since 2018.
[2][3] Tennessee coach Dave Serrano did not specify a reason for Toles' dismissal but noted "a certain standard of accountability to which every member of the team must be held.
After his first professional season, with the Princeton Rays of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2012 in which he batted .281, Baseball America named Toles the Best Athlete and the Fastest Baserunner in the organization.
[9][10] In 2014, playing for two months with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, Toles was criticized by manager Jared Sandberg.
"[11] Toles left the team days later, and was eventually placed on the inactive list for "personal reasons," missing two months of the season.
Toles made his MLB debut as the starting center fielder that night against the San Diego Padres and had one hit in four at bats, a double in his first plate appearance, off Andrew Cashner.
However, on May 9 he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee as he pulled up on the warning track at Dodger Stadium, was placed on the disabled list, and had season-ending surgery.
[30] He did eventually report to camp on April 30 for extended spring training[31] but he left the club a month later to return to his family.
As a result, he showed up late at the ballpark and made mental mistakes on the field, leading to criticisms from manager Jared Sandberg.
[35] Between the 2015 and 2016 Major League Baseball seasons, Toles spent two weeks working in the frozen-foods section of a Georgia Kroger grocery store.
[38] Toles was arrested and jailed on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing on June 22, 2020, after police found him sleeping behind Key West Airport and refusing to leave the area.