Víctor Mesa

Mesa as a manager of the Cuba national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Edmonton Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Managua Team
Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Edmonton Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Brussels Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Havana Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Team

Víctor Mesa Martínez (born February 20, 1960) is a Cuban baseball manager and former player.

Mesa played for 19 seasons in the Cuban National Series.[1] He is a one-time Olympic gold medalist for baseball, won at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His sons, Víctor Víctor Mesa and Víctor Mesa Jr., defected from Cuba in 2018.[2] Both became professional baseball players in the Miami Marlins organization.

References

  1. ↑ "Víctor Mesa llega con su "explosión" de vida a Miami". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Longtime manager Victor Mesa's sons leave Cuba". MLB.com.


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