Orestes Kindelán

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Kindelán and the second or maternal family name is Olivares.
Orestes Kindelán
Medal record
Men's Baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Team
Baseball World Cup
1994 Managua Team
2001 Taipei Team
Intercontinental Cup
1997 Barcelona Team
Goodwill Games
1990 Seattle Team

Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964 in Palma Soriano, Cuba) is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is the cousin of legendary Amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.

Records

Kindelán played the bulk of his 21 seasons for his home province's Santiago de Cuba Avispas (Wasps). He holds the following career records in the Cuban National Series:

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Trivia

Related players

References

  1. Lowry, Philip (2006). Green Cathedrals. Walker & Company. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8027-1608-8.


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