Yadier Pedroso

Yadier Pedroso

File:Yadier Pedroso 2010 (2).jpg Pedroso pitching for the Cuba national team in 2010 World University Baseball Championship
Personal information
Born	(1986-06-09)June 9, 1986
Died	March 16, 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 26)
Medal record Men's baseball Representing Cuba World Baseball Classic Silver medal – second place 2006 San Diego Team 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), 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. 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 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.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB