Jorge Luis Valdés

Jorge Luis Valdés
Pitcher
Born: (1961-02-12)12 February 1961
Jovellanos, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Died: 28 January 2025(2025-01-28) (aged 63)
Matanzas, Cuba
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place1984 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1986 AmsterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1988 RomeTeam
Gold medal – first place1990 EdmontonTeam
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place1983 BrusselsTeam
Gold medal – first place1985 EdmontonTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1989 San JuanTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 ItalyTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1983 CaracasTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place1982 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1986 Santiago de los CaballerosTeam
Gold medal – first place1990 Mexico CityTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 PonceTeam
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1990 SeattleTeam

Jorge Luis Valdés Berriel (12 February 1961 – 28 January 2025), nicknamed "Tati", was a Cuban baseball pitcher who was Olympic Champion with Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Valdés is considered the best left-handed pitcher in the history of the Cuban National Series.[2]

Valdés died on 28 January 2025, at the age of 63.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Jorge Luis Valdés". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fallece a los 63 años Jorge Luis 'Tati' Valdés, el mejor pícher zurdo del béisbol cubano". swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). EFE. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Muere Jorge Luis Valdés, 'zurdo de oro' del béisbol cubano". Diario de Cuba. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  4. ↑ This was the final farewell to Jorge Luis Valdés, a legend of Cuban baseball