Pedro Luis Lazo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lazo and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Pedro Luis Lazo
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing Cuba
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2000 Sydney	Team
	2004 Athens	Team
	2008 Beijing	Team
Baseball World Cup
	1998 Rome	Team
	2001 Taipei	Team
	2003 Havana	Team
	2005 Rotterdam	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

Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born April 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

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 16⅔ innings. He also pitched for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 and recorded an impressive 4⅔ 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.^[3]

His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball.^[4]

Cuba 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

2 Eduardo Paret 4 Deinis Suárez 8 Ariel Pestano 10 Yulieski Gurriel 11 Rudy Reyes 12 Michel Enríquez 14 Joan Carlos Pedroso 16 Adiel Palma 19 Ormari Romero 21 Alexei Ramírez 23 Vicyohandri Odelín 24 Frederich Cepeda 26 Luis Borroto 31 Yoandy Garlobo 42 Juan Carlos Moreno 46 Osmani Urrutia 48 Yulieski González 51 Eriel Sánchez 53 Ariel Borrero 54 Leslie Anderson 56 Carlos Tabares 58 Jonder Martínez 61 Roger Machado 62 Yadier Pedroso 79 Maikel Folch 81 Yosvani Pérez 90 Yadel Martí 97 Yunieski Maya 99 Pedro Luis Lazo

Manager 39 Higinio Vélez

Cuba 2009 World Baseball Classic roster

2 Eduardo Paret 3 Luis Miguel Navas 8 Ariel Pestano 10 Yulieski Gurriel 12 Michel Enríquez 14 Joan Carlos Pedroso 15 Danny Betancourt 17 Vladimir García 20 Norge Luis Vera 24 Frederich Cepeda 26 Leonys Martín 28 Héctor Olivera 32 Norberto González 40 Rolando Meriño 42 Miguel Lahera 46 Yosvani Peraza 48 Yulieski González 51 Yoenis Céspedes 52 Aroldis Chapman 54 Alfredo Despaigne 55 Alexander Mayeta 56 Leslie Anderson 59 Ismel Jiménez 72 Ciro Licea 74 Luis Miguel Rodríguez 92 Yolexis Ulacia 97 Yunieski Maya 99 Pedro Luis Lazo

Manager 39 Higinio Vélez Coach 41 Francisco Escaurido Coach 22 Enrique Cepero Coach 34 Jose Elosegui Coach 30 Pedro Perez Coach 21 Lourdes Gourriel

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