Omar Linares

Omar Linares
Omar Linares, Alfredo Despaigne and Yoenis Céspedes (left to right)
Third baseman / First baseman / Coach
Born: (1967-10-23) October 23, 1967 (age 57) San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río, Cuba[1]
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
SNB: 1982, for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río
NPB: July 23, 2002, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
SNB: June 16, 2002, for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río
NPB: 2004, for the Chunichi Dragons
SNB statistics
Batting Average	.368
Home runs	404
Runs batted in	1,221
NPB statistics
Batting Average	.246
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	61
Teams
As player Vegueros de Pinar del Río (1982–2002) Chunichi Dragons (2002–2004) As coach Industriales (2008–2009) Cuba national baseball team (2010)
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2014
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1999 Winnipeg Team Baseball World Cup 1990 Edmonton Team 1994 Managua Team 2001 Taipei Team Intercontinental Cup 1997 Barcelona Team Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team

Omar Linares Izquierdo (born October 23, 1967)^[2] is a Cuban former professional baseball third baseman, first baseman and coach. He played for the Cuba national baseball team as well as professionally for Vegueros de Pinar del Río of the Cuban National Series (SNB) and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

In 2009, Linares decided to become a hitting and first base coach for longtime rival team Industriales, helping them to conquer a national championship, his first as an assistant coach.