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Pedro Luis Lazo (born April 15 1973) is a top pitcher for Cuban baseball. He is used predominately as a reliever in international competition, although he is a starter in Cuban league baseball. His fastball is clocked in the mid-90s and his slider in the upper 80s. He was close to former Cuban pitcher José Contreras who defected to America by way of Mexico in 2002 and currently pitches for the Chicago White Sox of the American League. They both pitched for their regional team Pinar del Río in Cuba's National Series and other selective series.

Achievements

He has competed in Olympic baseball for Cuba in 1996, 2000 and 2004, winning a gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, a silver in 2000 in Sydney, Australia and gold again in Athens, Greece in 2004. During the World Cup of Baseball in 2005 in The Netherlands, Lazo had 2 wins, 0 losses with 2 saves, a 0.54 ERA, and just 7 hits against in 16.2 innings. He also pitched for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 and recorded an impressive 4 2/3 inning save against Dominican Republic in the semifinals matchup.

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