Luis Casanova (baseball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casanova and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Luis Casanova
Right fielder
Born: (1956-12-05) December 5, 1956 (age 67)
Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2014
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1978 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Edmonton Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Edmonton Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Brussels Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Edmonton Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Spain Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros Team
Coach for  Nicaragua
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Italy Team

Luis Giraldo Casanova Castillo (born December 5, 1956) is a former baseball player in the Cuban National Series who had a successful career in international tournaments.[1] Casanova's teams won many titles in Cuban league play, and he led the league in all three Triple Crown statistics (batting average, home runs, and runs batted in) at least once. He led major international tournaments in home runs seven times.

  1. ^ Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786428298.