2024-06-09 11:20:29
Textual content: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360
Photograph: Courtesy of Roberto Carlos Serrano
Cuban sports activities at present mourn the lack of the bodily determine of Sol Miguel Cuevas, one of many nice hitters of the primary Nationwide Baseball Collection. The previous outfielder and first baseman died early this Friday on the age of 89 in his native province of Camagüey.
For 13 seasons between the Sixties and Seventies, he instilled terror within the our bodies of opposing pitchers at a time when pitching dominated the overwhelming majority of video games, incomes him the nickname Don Miguel Cuevas.
He debuted with the colours of Azucareros on the age of 26 within the First Nationwide Baseball Collection, on January 12, 1962. He then went by Orientales, Granjeros and Camagüey till he left an offensive common of .279 with 880 hits, together with 127 tubeyes, 17 triples and 83 residence runs.
Likewise, he wore the Cuba workforce uniform in 10 worldwide tournaments. Amongst his most memorable milestones are the three residence runs he hit in the identical recreation on the 1963 Pan American Video games in Sao Paulo, a mark that continues to be in drive for these occasions.
He was at bat 61 occasions in worldwide competitions the place he had 22 hits, together with six doubles, two triples and 5 residence runs with 16 runs batted in, in line with a report from the Prensa Latina company.
His retirement from energetic sports activities occurred on November 21, 1974 on the Cándido González Morales within the metropolis of Camagüey and in 2007 he was awarded the standing of Illustrious Son of that metropolis within the heart of Cuba.
The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation mourned the dying of Cuevas on its X social community account and described him as an emblematic determine of Antillean baseball. “His title marked greater than 10 nationwide collection and a number of other Cuban groups. Our condolences to his son Juan José Cuevas and his remaining household and buddies,” the message acknowledged.