Ariel Pestano
| Ariel Pestano | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: 31 January 1974 Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Cuba debut | |
| 1991, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara | |
| Last Cuba appearance | |
| 2014, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara | |
| Cuba statistics | |
| Batting average | .292 |
| Hits | 1,262 |
| Home runs | 126 |
| Runs batted in | 753 |
| Teams | |
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Medals | |
Ariel Osvaldo Pestano Valdés (born 31 January 1974), better known as El Veterano ("The Veteran"), is a Cuban former baseball catcher. He has won both silver and gold medals in the Olympic Games[1] and also played catcher on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team in March 2006 and March 2009. In Cuba, Pestano plays with the Villa Clara Naranjas of the Cuban National Series.
Personal life
[edit]Pestano was born on 31 January 1974 in Caibarién, in Las Villas (current Villa Clara Province).[1][2]
He retired after the 2015–16 Cuban National Series season.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ariel Pestano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Reliquia cubana detrás del plato". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariel Pestano dice adiós a la Serie Nacional de Béisbol". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Arzola Lima, Aliet (18 September 2016). "Caibarién se rinde a Pestano". Granma (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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