Yadier Pedroso

Cuban baseball player
Yadier Pedroso
Personal information
Born(1986-06-09)June 9, 1986
DiedMarch 16, 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 26)
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing National team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam National team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nettuno National team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Taichung National team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara National team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena National team

Yadier Pedroso González (June 9, 1986 – March 16, 2013),[1] born in Guanajay, Havana Province, Cuba, was a right-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series.[2] Pedroso was part of the Cuban team at the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classics.

Pedroso, then 19 years old, went 8–5 with a 3.58 ERA for La Habana during the 2005–06 Cuban National Series[3] as part of a strong staff featuring two other members of the national team, Jonder Martínez and Yulieski González.

He died in a traffic accident at age 26.

References

  1. ^ "Falleció destacado lanzador Yadier Pedroso en accidente de tránsito", CubaDebate, Havana, March 17, 2013
  2. ^ "Yadier Pedroso González" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2006. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Béisbol Clasificatoria Pitcheo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

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