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Cuban baseball player
In this Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal surname is: Mesa and the——second/maternal family name is Martínez.
Baseball player
Víctor Mesa
Born: (1960-02-20) February 20, 1960 (age 64)
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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. 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. 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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