Eduardo Paret
| Eduardo Paret | |
|---|---|
Batter | |
| Born: October 23, 1972 Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Cuban National Series debut | |
| April 15, 1997, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara | |
| Cuban National Series statistics (through 1997-2008) | |
| Home runs | 139 |
| Average | .293 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Eduardo Paret Pérez (born October 23, 1972, in
Paret was the starting shortstop on the Cuban teams that won
World Cup of Baseball after going 12 for 19 with 8 stolen bases in the tournament.[2]
In July 1997, Paret and his Villa Clara teammates Osmani García and Angel López spoke with Cuban defector Rolando Arrojo by telephone. As a result, they were banned from Cuban baseball for "maintaining contact with baseball traitors."[3] The ban has since been lifted. On July 28, 2006,
Yulieski Gurriel
had defected from Cuba and into Colombia.
.[4] Days later, Gurriel denied the report.[5]
References
- ^ "Eduardo Paret Pérez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ^ "World Cup Baseball 2005". official site. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ISBN 0-8093-2310-9.
- ^ "Report: Cuban baseball players defect in Colombia". ESPN.com news services. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
- ^ Rojas, Enrique. "Cuban star Gurriel has no interest in deserting". ESPNdeportes.com. Retrieved August 1, 2006.
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