Orestes Kindelán
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- Born November 1, 1964 in Palma Soriano, Cuba
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Orestes Kindelán represented Cuba in three Olympic Games. In 1992, he hit .344 while playing left field. He was Cuba's designated hitter in 1996, batting .432 with 9 home runs in 9 games. In the 2000 Games, he hit .353 with 11 RBIs. Kindelán's career total of 36 RBIs is an Olympic record. In the 1994 Baseball World Cup, Kindelan hit .412/.543/1.000 with 6 homers, 14 runs and 16 RBI in 10 games. He tied Antonio Pacheco for the Cup lead in home runs and tied for third in RBI. He was MVP and Home Run King of the 1997 World Port Tournament, hitting .571/~.640/1.286 with 5 homers, 10 runs and 11 RBI, easily outperforming future MLB player Chin-Feng Chen among others. He was the All-Star 1B in the 2001 Baseball World Cup, hitting .364/.432/.455. Other first basemen in the tourney included Ben Broussard and Justin Morneau.
Kindelán had held the single-season Cuban home run record of 30 from 1986-2008, when Alexei Bell broke it.
