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 place 1992 Barcelona Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Edmonton Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Brussels Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Edmonton Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Italy Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Team

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

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  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
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