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Pedro Luis Lazo

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias
Nickname	Jíbaro
National team	Cuba national baseball team
Born	May 15, 1973 Río Feo, Pinar del Río, (Cuba)
Occupation(s)	Pitcher (1990-2010) Pitching coach (2012-present)
Years active	1990-2010
Sport
Country	Cuba
League	Cuban National Series
Team	Forestales (1990-1993) Los Vegueros (1993-2010)
Retired	December 18, 2010
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2,335 strikeouts
Medal record Men's baseball Representing  Cuba World Baseball Classic 2006 San Diego Team Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team Baseball World Cup 1998 Italy Team 2001 Taipei Team 2003 Cuba Team 2005 Netherlands Team 2007 Taipei Team 2009 Nettuno Team Intercontinental Cup 1995 Havana Team 1997 Barcelona Team 2002 Havana Team 2006 Taichung Team Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Team 2006 Cartagena Team

Hall of Fame Information
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	September 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.

Career

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. 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+2⁄3 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.

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

Personal life

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

References

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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