Lázaro Blanco (baseball)

Lázaro Blanco Matos (born February 23, 1986) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series.

Lázaro Blanco
Bravos de León – No. 79
Pitcher
Born: (1986-02-23) February 23, 1986
Yara, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Blanco played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]

Career

Blanco signed with the Québec Capitales of the Can-Am League on May 20, 2017. He re-signed with the club for the 2018 season, and was later waived prior to the 2019 season.

Blanco signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League for the 2020 season. Blanco did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

In 2021, Blanco pitched for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics Americas Qualifier in Florida. Following the event, he was set to fly to Mexico to join the Saraperos de Saltillo, but missed his flight and announced that he would defect to the United States.[3]

On November 29, 2022, while playing for the Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League, Blanco was struck in the face by a comebacker off the bat of Gigantes del Cibao hitter Henry Urrutia. Blanco suffered multiple facial fractures and was forced to miss the remainder of the season. He had posted an 0–1 record and 5.40 ERA across 5 appearances (3 of them starts).[4]

On January 20, 2023, Blanco signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.

References
  1. Lara-Cinisomo, Vince (February 8, 2017). "2017 CUBA WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
  3. Ebro, Jorge (4 June 2021). "Lázaro Blanco, Caballo de Hierro del pitcheo de Cuba, se queda en Miami". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. "Lázaro Blanco con múltiples fracturas en el rostro debido a pelotazo". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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