Norge Luis Vera
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Olympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | Team | |
2000 Sydney | Team | |
2008 Beijing | Team | |
Baseball World Cup | ||
1998 Rome | Team | |
2001 Taipei | Team | |
2003 Havana | Team | |
2009 Nettuno | Team | |
Intercontinental Cup | ||
2002 Havana | Team | |
2006 Taichung | Team | |
Pan American Games | ||
1999 Winnipeg | Team | |
2003 Santo Domingo | Team | |
2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Norge Luis Vera Peralta (born October 3, 1971 in Siboney, Santiago de Cuba Province) is a right-handed baseball pitcher, who has been a frequent member of the Cuba national baseball team.
In Cuba, Vera pitches for Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series. He has been a dominating force for years, including the 1999–2000 series, when he led the league with a 0.97 ERA, 17 victories and eight shutouts—all in a 90-game season.[1] He then pitched in the second game of the 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series.
Vera was seriously injured in November 2009, while trying to stop a fight as an uninvolved bystander in Santiago, Cuba.[2] He was struck in the face by a blunt instrument, sustaining several fractures to the upper jaw.[2] Zadys Navarro, one of Vera's doctors, indicated that reconstructive surgery would be required.[2]
His son, Norge Vera, plays in the Chicago White Sox organization.[3]
References
- ^ "Norge Luis Vera Peralta" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- ^ a b c Garcia, Anne-Marie. "Cuban pitcher who beat Orioles in 1999 in stable condition after blow to face", The Canadian Press, November 10, 2009.
- ^ "Norge Vera Ready to Join White Sox's Cuban Cadre".
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- 8 Ariel Pestano
- 10 Yuli Gurriel
- 12 Michel Enríquez
- 14 Joan Carlos Pedroso
- 15 Danny Betancourt
- 17 Vladimir García
- 20 Norge Luis Vera
- 24 Frederich Cepeda
- 26 Leonys Martín
- 28 Héctor Olivera
- 32 Norberto González
- 40 Rolando Meriño
- 42 Miguel Lahera
- 46 Yosvani Peraza
- 48 Yulieski González
- 51 Yoenis Céspedes
- 52 Aroldis Chapman
- 54 Alfredo Despaigne
- 55 Alexander Mayeta
- 56 Leslie Anderson
- 59 Ismel Jiménez
- 72 Ciro Licea
- 74 Luis Miguel Rodríguez
- 92 Yolexis Ulacia
- 97 Yunieski Maya
- 99 Pedro Luis Lazo
- Manager 39 Higinio Vélez
- Coach 41 Francisco Escaurido
- Coach 22 Enrique Cepero
- Coach 34 Jose Elosegui
- Coach 30 Pedro Perez
- Coach 21 Lourdes Gourriel
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