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Orestes Kindelán
First baseman / Left Fielder
Born: (1964-11-01) November 1, 1964 (age 60) Palma Soriano, Oriente, Cuba
Batted: RightThrew: Right
SNB debut
August 6, 1982, for the Avispas de Oriente
Last SNB appearance
December 18, 2002, for the Avispas de Santiago de Cuba
SNB statistics
Hits	3,893
Home runs	487
Runs batted in	1,511
Teams
Avispas de Oriente / Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (1982–2002)
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 Nicaragua Team 1998 Italy Team 2001 Taipei Team Intercontinental Cup 1997 Barcelona Team Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team

Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964) is a Cuban former first baseman and left fielder in the Cuban National Series (SNB), spending his entire 21-year career with Avispas de Oriente / Avispas de Santiago de Cuba. Known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios", he was regarded as the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, as well as being an offensive powerhouse for the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is a cousin of amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.

Career

Kindelán played the bulk of his 21 seasons for his home province's Santiago de Cuba Avispas (Wasps). He holds Cuban National Series records for home runs (487, with aluminium bat 17 series), runs batted in (1,511), and total bases (3,893).

Kindelán played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004 in the Intercity baseball tournament.

Kindelán hit the longest home run ever at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a third-deck home run during the 1996 Olympics.

Related players

• Omar Linares
• Antonio Pacheco Massó

References

1. Lowry, Philip (2006). Green Cathedrals. Walker & Company. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8027-1608-8.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orestes Kindelán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Cuban Baseball Career statistics

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