Dayán Viciedo

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Dayán Viciedo Pérez (born March 10, 1989 in Remedios, Villa Clara Province, Cuba)^[1] is a Cuban baseball prodigy. Viciedo, who entered Cuba's National Series at age 15 for Villa Clara, is often compared to Cuban legend Omar Linares, his idol^[2].

Viciedo struggled in his first season in the national series, hitting only .243 through the season's first 50 games ^[3]. However, in his second season, at age sixteen, he hit .337 with 14 home runs^[4]. Viciedo was selected to Cuba's provisional 60-player roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic^[3], but was not included in the final team ^[5].

[edit] References

1. ^ Dayán Viciedo Pérez (Spanish). Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
2. ^ García, Anne-Marie. "Dayan Viciedo, the rough diamond of Cuban baseball", Granma, February 16, 2005. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
3. ^ ^{a b} Singer, Tom (February 12, 2006). Youth no obstacle for Cuba's Viciedo. MLB.com. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
4. ^ 2005-06 Regular season batting statistics. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
5. ^ Wendel, Tim. "Cuba's ninth inning gamble", Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.