Orestes Kindelán
| Orestes Kindelán Olivares | |
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| Avispas de Oriente (1982-1990) Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (1990-2002) | |
| Born: November 1, 1964 Santiago de Cuba, Oriente District, (Cuba) | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| August 6, 1982, for the Avispas de Oriente | |
| Last appearance | |
| December 18, 2002, for the Avispas de Santiago de Cuba | |
| Career statistics | |
| Hits | 3,893 |
| Home runs | 487 |
| Runs batted in | 1,511 |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | February 3, 2003 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  Cuba
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Team |
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
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2000 Sydney | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
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1991 Havana | Team |
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1995 Mar del Plata | Team |
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1999 Winnipeg | Team |
| Baseball World Cup | ||
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1990 Edmonton | Team |
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1994 Nicaragua | Team |
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1998 Italy | Team |
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2001 Taipei | Team |
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
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1997 Barcelona | Team |
| Goodwill Games | ||
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1990 Seattle | Team |
Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964) is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuba national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is a cousin of amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.
Career
Kindelán played the bulk of his 21 seasons for his home province's Santiago de Cuba Avispas (Wasps). He holds Cuban National Series records for home runs (487, with aluminium bat 17 series), runs batted in (1,511), and total bases (3,893).
Kindelán played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004 in the Intercity baseball tournament.
Kindelán hit the longest home run ever at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a third-deck home run during the 1996 Olympics.[1]
Related players
References
- ^ Lowry, Philip (2006). Green Cathedrals. Walker & Company. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8027-1608-8.
External links
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orestes Kindelán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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