Pedro Luis Lazo

Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born May 15, 1973 in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba) is a top pitcher in Cuban baseball. He is used predominantly as a reliever in international competition, although he is a starter in the Cuban National Series, where he plays for Pinar del Río. His fastball has been clocked at 97 mph, and he combined it with a mid 80s slider.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lazo and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Pedro Luis Lazo
Pitcher
Born: (1973-04-15) April 15, 1973 (age 52) Río Feo, Pinar del Río (Cuba)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Last SNB appearance
December 18, 2010, for the Pinar del Río
SNB statistics
Win–loss record	181–102
Earned run average	3.40
Strikeouts	2,335
Teams
Occidente (1990-1993) Pinar del Río (1993-2010)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Cuba World Baseball Classic 2006 San Diego Team Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team Baseball World Cup 1998 Italy Team 2001 Taipei Team 2003 Cuba Team 2005 Netherlands Team 2007 Taipei Team 2009 Nettuno Team Intercontinental Cup 1995 Havana Team 1997 Barcelona Team 2002 Havana Team 2006 Taichung Team Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Team 2006 Cartagena Team

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Lazo is the current and active wins leader in the Cuban National Series with 249 wins.^[4]

Personal life

His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball.^[5]