Braudilio Vinent

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Braudilio Vinent
Pitcher
Born: (1947-07-10) July 10, 1947 (age 77)
Songo – La Maya, Santiago, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Men's Baseball
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Managua Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Havana Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Cartagena Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Italy Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Havana Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Panama City Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Medellín Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Havana Team

Braudilio Vinent Serrano (born July 10, 1947) is a Cuban former baseball player. Nicknamed El Meteoro de La Maya (English: "The Meteor from La Maya"), he played 20 seasons in the Cuban National Series and for the Cuba national baseball team. Considered one of the best pitchers in Cuban baseball history, he was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. [1]

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Vinent made his Cuban National Series debut with Mineros (representing Oriente Province) in 1967, posting a 1.03 earned run average and winning rookie of the year honors. [2] [1] He became the first pitcher in modern Cuban baseball history to reach 200 wins, in a victory over Granma on May 16, 1976. [3] In 1986, he became the first Cuban pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts. [4] Vinent retired in 1987 with 257 wins, a league record that still stands today.He finished with a career total 3,259 innings pitched, 2,134 strikeouts, and a 2.42 earned run average. [5]

In international play, Vinent posted a win-loss record of 56–4, appearing in 36 different tournaments for the Cuba national baseball team. [6] With Cuba, he won four Amateur World Series championships, as well as two Intercontinental Cups and gold medals in four Pan American Games and three Central American Games. [5]

After his playing career ended , Vinent served as pitching coach for the Santiago de Cuba. [2]

Vinent defended fellow National Series player Antonio Pacheco, after Pacheco was snubbed by the Cuban Hall of Fame induction committee due to his defection from Cuba to the United States. Vinent said that Pacheco "hasn't betrayed anyone," adding that "He's over there, but he's never said anything against Cuba." [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Braudilio Vinent, integrante del Salón de la Fama" (in Spanish). Radio Reloj. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Braudilio Vinent: El Meteoro de Cuba". Cubadebate. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "El día en que Vinent abrió el club de las 200 victorias". Vanguardia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Bjarkman, Peter C. "Lifting the Iron Curtain of Cuban Baseball". SABR. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Mejores peloteros cubanos en Series Nacionales: lanzadores derechos". Diario de Cuba. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Bjarkman, p. 245
  7. ↑ "Antonio Pacheco y Braudilio Vinent historias béisbol cubano Antonio Pacheco y Braudilio Vinent Collage Cuando Vinent defendió a Pacheco: "no ha traicionado"". Play Off Magazine. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

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