Quick Facts
| Intro | Baseball player |
| A.K.A. | Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias |
| Is | Athlete Baseball player |
| From | Cuba |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 April 1973, Pinar del Rio |
| Age | 50 years |
Biography
Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias (born April 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.
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. He also appeared in the exhibition series between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles in 1999.
During the World Cup of Baseball 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 16⅔ innings. He also pitched for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 and recorded an impressive 4⅔ inning save against Dominican Republic in the semifinals matchup.
Lazo is the current and active wins leader in the Cuban National Series with 249 wins.
Personal life
His cousin, Raudel Lazo, defected from Cuba to play in Major League Baseball.
