Cuba national baseball team

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The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban National League, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba.

The Cuban team has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since 1992. It has been the most successful team at the Olympics. In the four tournaments contested, they have won the gold medal three times and the silver once.

In March 2006, the Cuba national baseball team reached the finals of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. They faced Japan there, losing 10-6.

Cuban team lining up prior to the gold medal game in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup against the Netherlands
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Cuban team lining up prior to the gold medal game in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup against the Netherlands

Contents

[edit] 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

Manager

Pitchers
26 Luis Borroto Villa Clara
79 Maikel Folch Ciego de Ávila
48 Yulieski González Habana
99 Pedro Luis Lazo Pinar del Río
90 Yadel Martí Industriales
58 Jonder Martínez Habana
97 Yunieski Maya Pinar del Río
23 Vicyohandry Odelín Camagüey
16 Adiel Palma Cienfuegos
62 Yadier Pedroso Habana
81 Yosvany Pérez Cienfuegos
19 Ormari Romero Santiago de Cuba
4 Deinys Suárez Industriales
Catchers
61 Roger Machado Ciego de Ávila
8 Ariel Pestano Villa Clara
51 Eriel Sánchez Sancti Spíritus
Infielders
54 Leslie Anderson Camagüey
53 Ariel Borrero Villa Clara
12 Michel Enríquez Isla de la Juventud
10 Yulieski Gourriel Sancti Spíritus
42 Juan Carlos Moreno Isla de la Juventud
2 Eduardo Paret Villa Clara
14 Joan Carlos Pedroso Las Tunas
11 Rudy Reyes Industriales
Outfielders
24 Frederich Cepeda Sancti Spíritus
31 Yoandy Garlobo Matanzas
21 Alexei Ramírez Pinar del Río
56 Carlos Tabares Industriales
46 Osmani Urrutia Las Tunas

[edit] Provisional roster

The following players were included on the 60-man provisional roster but were ultimately not selected for the team[1]:

Catchers: Yulexis La Rosa, Vladimir García

Infield: Danny Miranda, Loidel Chapellí, Yorelvis Charles, Héctor Olivera, Amaury Suárez, Vismay Santos, Yorbis Borroto, Luis Miguel Navas

Outfield: Juan Carlos Linares, Yoandry Urgellés, Yoennis Céspedes, Andy Zamora, Alfredo Despaigne, Reutilio Hurtado, Serguei Pérez, Dayán Viciedo

Pitchers: Danny Betancourt, Alberto Bicet, Yosvani Fonseca, José Ángel García, Norberto González, Robelio Carrillo, Valeri García, Alien Mora, Luis M. Rodríguez, Ubisney Bermúdez, Alberto Soto, Israel Soto,Vladimir Baños

[edit] Olympic record

  • 1992 - Gold medal winner
  • 1996 - Gold medal winner
  • 2000 - Silver medal winner
  • 2004 - Gold medal winner

[edit] World Baseball Classic record

[edit] Pan American Games record

Gold: 1951 1963 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003

Silver: 1967

[edit] World Cup record

Gold: 1939 1940 1942 1943 1950 1952 1953 1961 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1978 1980 1984 1986 1988 1990 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005

Silver: 1941

Bronze: 1944 1951

[edit] Intercontinental Cup record

Gold: 1979 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 2002 2006

Silver: 1981 1997 1999

[edit] Central American and Caribbean Games record

Gold: Won Gold 14 out of the 17 Central American and Caribbean Games.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meyers, Matt. "World Baseball Classic: Scouting The Cubans", Baseball America, February 2, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
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