Pedro Luis Lazo

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Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Competitor for Cuba
Summer Olympics
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team
Silver	2000 Sydney	Team
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold	1998 Rome	Team
Gold	2001 Taipei	Team
Gold	2003 Havana	Team
Gold	2005 Rotterdam	Team
Silver	2007 Taipei	Team
Silver	2009 Nettuno	Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold	1995 Havana	Team
Silver	1997 Barcelona	Team
Gold	2002 Havana	Team
Gold	2006 Taichung	Team
Pan American Games
Gold	1995 Mar del Plata	Team
Gold	1999 Winnipeg	Team
Gold	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold	1998 Maracaibo	Team
Gold	2006 Cartagena	Team

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 miles per hour (MPH) and his slider in the mid 80s.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Achievements

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.^[1]

During the World Cup of Baseball in 2005 in The Netherlands, Lazo had 2 wins, 0 losses with 2 saves, a 0.54 ERA, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Lazo is the current and active wins leader in the Serie de Nacionale with 249 wins.^[2]