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Eriel Sánchez
Eriel Sánchez León (born April 12, 1975) in (Fomento, Sancti Spiritus). Is a Cuban baseball catcher for Sancti Spíritus of the Cuban National Series.
Career.
Sánchez was part of Cuba's gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, silver medal winning team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the second place team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
and made the All-Star team at second base. He then signed with the New Haven County Cutters and hit .299 in 37 games.
In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, that won a silver medal in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. He ranked among the Olympic leaders in hits with 13, tied with Brett Roneberg for fifth, and RBIs tied with Rodney van Buizen and Eriel Sánchez for third. He became the first Jewish Australian to win an Olympic medal.
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