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Pedro Luis Lazo

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Pedro Luis Lazo
Personal information
Full namePedro Luis Lazo Iglesias
NicknameJíbaro
National teamCuba national baseball team
BornMay 15, 1973
Río Feo, Pinar del Río, (Cuba)
Occupation(s)Pitcher (1990-2010)
Pitching coach (2012-present)
Years active1990-2010
Sport
CountryCuba
LeagueCuban National Series
Team
RetiredDecember 18, 2010
Achievements and titles
Personal best2,335 strikeouts

Hall of Fame Information
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
InductionSeptember 29, 2016

Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born May 15, 1973 in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba) is a top pitcher in Cuban baseball. He is used predominantly as a reliever in international competition, although he is a starter in the Cuban National Series, where he plays for Pinar del Río. His fastball has been clocked at 97 mph, and he combined it with a mid 80s slider.[1]

Career

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Lazo was part of the gold medal-winning Cuban teams at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2004 Athens games, and won silver at the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2] He also appeared in the exhibition series between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles in 1999.

During the World Cup of Baseball in 2005 in the Netherlands, Lazo had 2 wins, 0 losses with 2 saves, a 0.54 earned run average, and just 7 hits against in 16+23 innings. He also pitched for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 and recorded an impressive 5 inning save against Dominican Republic in the semifinals matchup.[3]

Lazo is the current and active wins leader in the Cuban National Series with 249 wins.[4]

Personal life

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His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball.[5]

References

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  1. ^ baseball america
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pedro Luis Lazo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ World Baseball Classic stats at MLB.com
  4. ^ "Historical pitching statistics". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  5. ^ Marlins' prospect Lazo unlike iconic Cuban cousin
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