Yadier Pedroso

Yadier Pedroso
Pedroso pitching for the Cuba national team in 2010 World University Baseball Championship
Pitcher
Born: (1986-04-09)9 April 1986
Guanajay, La Habana Province, Cuba
Died: 16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 26)
Artemisa Province, Cuba
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
  • La Habana (2004–2011)
  • Artemisa (2011–2013)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place2006 San DiegoTeam
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingNational team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 RotterdamNational team
Silver medal – second place2009 NettunoNational team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place2010 TaichungNational team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraNational team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaNational team

Yadier Pedroso González (9 April 1986 – 16 March 2013),[1] was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series.[2] Pedroso was part of the Cuban team at the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classics.

Early life

Pedroso was born on 9 April 1986 in Guanajay, then part of La Habana Province (now Artemisa Province).[3][4] His father, José Manuel, also played in the Cuban National Series and later worked as a pitching coach in both Cuba and Italy.[5]

Career

Pedroso, then 19 years old, went 8–5 with a 3.58 ERA for La Habana during the 2005–06 Cuban National Series[6] as part of a strong staff featuring two other members of the national team, Jonder Martínez and Yulieski González.

Death

On 16 March 2013, Pedroso died in a traffic accident near Artemisa, Cuba, at age 26.[7][8] Before his death, he had expressed a desire to play for the Gallos de Sancti Spíritus under manager Yovany Aragón.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Falleció destacado lanzador Yadier Pedroso en accidente de tránsito", CubaDebate, Havana, 17 March 2013
  2. ↑ "Yadier Pedroso González" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2006.
  3. ↑ Contreras, Michel (27 December 2012). "34 preguntas a... Yadier Pedroso". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 Reyes Sánchez, Darilys (9 April 2013). "Homenaje al Gallo Pedroso". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 "José Manuel Pedroso habla sobre su hijo, el estelar Yadier, fallecido en un accidente hace 11 años". Cubalite (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Béisbol Clasificatoria Pitcheo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
  7. ↑ "Cuban pitcher Yadier Pedroso dies in car accident". cbssports.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Falleció Yadier Pedroso, estelar lanzador cubano". MLB.com (in Spanish). 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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