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

  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