Norge Luis Vera

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Norge Luis Vera Peralta (born October 3, 1971 in Siboney, Santiago de Cuba Province) is a right-handed baseball pitcher, who has been a frequent member of the Cuba national baseball team.

In Cuba, Vera pitches for Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series. He has been a dominating force for years, including the 1999–2000 series, when he led the league with a 0.97 ERA, 17 victories and eight shutouts—all in a 90-game season. [1] He then pitched in the second game of the 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series.

Vera was seriously injured in November 2009, while trying to stop a fight as an uninvolved bystander in Santiago, Cuba. [2] He was struck in the face by a blunt instrument, sustaining several fractures to the upper jaw. [2] Zadys Navarro, one of Vera's doctors, indicated that reconstructive surgery would be required. [2]

His son, Norge Vera, plays in the Chicago White Sox organization. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Norge Luis Vera Peralta" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  2. 1 2 3 Garcia, Anne-Marie. "Cuban pitcher who beat Orioles in 1999 in stable condition after blow to face [ dead link ]", The Canadian Press, November 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Norge Vera Ready to Join White Sox's Cuban Cadre".


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