Norge Luis Vera
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | Team |
| | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| | 1998 Rome | Team |
| | 2001 Taipei | Team |
| | 2003 Havana | Team |
| | 2009 Nettuno | Team |
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
| | 2002 Havana | Team |
| | 2006 Taichung | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
| | 1999 Winnipeg | Team |
| | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team |
| | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
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 Cuban 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 – Cuban 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]
References
- ↑ "Norge Luis Vera Peralta" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- 1 2 3 Garcia, Anne-Marie. "Cuban pitcher who beat Orioles in 1999 in stable condition after blow to face", The Canadian Press, November 10, 2009.