Ariel Pestano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pestano and the second or maternal family name is Valdés.
Ariel Pestano
Catcher
Born: (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974 (age 50)
Caibarien, Cuba
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Cuba debut
1991, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara
Last Cuba appearance
2014, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara
Cuba statistics
Batting average.292
Hits1,262
Home runs126
Runs batted in753
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2006 San Diego Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Taipei Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nettuno Team
Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taichung Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Taichung Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team

Ariel Osvaldo Pestano Valdés (born January 31, 1974), better known as El Veterano ("The Veteran"), is a Cuban baseball catcher, and is known as one of the greatest catchers in Cuban history. He has won both silver and gold medals in the Olympic Games and also played catcher on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team in March 2006 and March 2009. In Cuba, Pestano plays with the Villa Clara Naranjas of the Cuban National Series.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ariel Pestano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.