Pedro Luis Lazo
Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born May 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. 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. 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 innings. He also pitched for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 and recorded an impressive 5 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. Personal life His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball. References External links 1973 births Living people Olympic baseball players for Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games