Yoandy Garlobo
Appearance
Yoandy Garlobo | |
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Designated Hitter | |
Born: Jovellanos,Matanzas Province,Cuba | January 12, 1977|
Died:July 16, 2023 Matanzas,Cuba | (aged 46)|
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Yoandy Garlobo Romay(January 12, 1977 – July 16, 2023) was a Cuban baseball player who starred forthe national teamat the2006 World Baseball Classic.Garlobo was thedesignated hitterfor Cuba at the tournament, where he had a.480batting average—second only toKen Griffey Jr.among players with at least 20 plate appearances—and was named to the all-tournament team.
In Cuba, Garlobo was the DH forMatanzasof theCuban National Series.During the2005-06 season,he had a.407 batting average.
Yoandy Garlobo died from complications of diabetes on July 16, 2023, at the age of 46.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Cuban baseball player Yoandy Garlobo dies".Prensa Latina. 16 July 2023.Retrieved21 July2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference (Minors)
- "Yoandy Garlobo Romay"(in Spanish).Retrieved2006-10-10.[dead link]
Categories:
- 1977 births
- 2023 deaths
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Cuban baseball players
- Sportspeople from Matanzas Province
- Cuban baseball biography stubs