Pedro Luis Lazo

Pedro Luis Lazo
Lazo in 2023
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1973-04-15) 15 April 1973
Río Feo, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Last SNB appearance
18 December, 2010, for the Pinar del Río
SNB statistics
Win–loss record181–102
Earned run average3.40
Strikeouts2,335
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place2006 San DiegoTeam
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 TaipeiTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 CubaTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 NetherlandsTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 TaipeiTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 NettunoTeam
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place1995 HavanaTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 TaichungTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1998 MaracaiboTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaTeam

Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born 15 April 1973) is a Cuban former baseball pitcher. He was used predominantly as a reliever in international competition, although he was a starter in the Cuban National Series, where he played for Pinar del Río. His fastball was clocked at 97 mph, and he combined it with a mid 80s slider.[1] He is considered one of the greatest pitchers in Cuban baseball history.[2]

Since 2022, he has been the pitching coach for the Cuba national baseball team.[3]

Early life

Lazo was born on 15 April 1973 in Río Feo, a village in the municipality of San Luis, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba.[2][4]

Playing career

Cuban National Series

Lazo made his Cuban National Series debut during the 1990–91 season playing for the Forestales of Pinar del Río; he achieved his first victory on 10 November 1991 against the Metropolitanos of the Havana.[2] In 1992, ahead of the 1992–93 season, the Forestales and the Vegueros, the two teams from the Pinar del Río Province, were merged into a single club, named only Pinar del Río.[5]

He retired after the 2009–10 season as the Cuban National Series' all-time wins leader with 257 career victories.[4]

Cuban National Series career statistics[6]
Seasons G W L SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
20525257136203260.12999116694624263.22

Piratas de Campeche

Despite having announced his retirement after the 2009–10 Cuban National Series season, Lazo returned to professional baseball in 2012, joining the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.[7] He appeared in 33 games, all in relief, compiling a 2–2 record with three saves, a 2.25 ERA, 36.0 innings pitched, and 34 strikeouts.[8]

Cañeros de Los Mochis

Later in 2012, Lazo joined the Cañeros de Los Mochis of the Mexican Pacific League, Mexico's winter league.[9] He earned his first and only victory on 15 November 2012, pitching seven scoreless innings in the Cañeros' 9–0 shutout victory over the Naranjeros de Hermosillo.[10] He appeared in nine games, making seven starts and compiling a 1–4 record with 41.0 innings pitched, 31 strikeouts, and a 5.05 ERA.[11]

International 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.[12] He also appeared in the exhibition series between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles in 1999.

During the Baseball World Cup 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 16+2⁄3 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.[13]

Coaching career

In September 2022, Lazo was appointed as the pitching coach of the Cuba national baseball team ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic and continues to serve in that role.[3]

Personal life

His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Manuel, John; Meyers, Matt (16 March 2006). "Breaking down the Classic's final four". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "48 abriles para un grande". Telerebelde (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 Sánchez Serra, Oscar (13 September 2022). "Germán Mesa regresa al equipo Cuba como jefe técnico". Granma (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Cuba: Se retira uno de los grandes, Pedro Luis Lazo". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Cardoso Rojas, Luis Enrique; Robalino, Marcia Virginia; Robalino, María Daniela (2023). "Aspectos significativos sobre el pitcheo y el bateo del equipo de Vegueros". Podium Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología en la Cultura Física (in Spanish). 18 (1). Universidad de Pinar del Río “Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca”: 9. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "SNB | Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias". beisbolcubano.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pedro Luis Lazo se integra a los Piratas". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pedro Luis Lazo Cuban, WBC, Mexican & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lazo jugará con Piratas de Campeche en Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (+ Video)". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lazó su primer triunfo Pedro Luis". cañeros.net (in Spanish). 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (PDF) (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 677. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pedro Luis Lazo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  13. ↑ World Baseball Classic stats at MLB.com
  14. ↑ Rodriguez, Juan C. (1 March 2013). "Marlins' prospect Lazo unlike iconic Cuban cousin". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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