Roger Machado (baseball)

Roger Machado Morales (born March 31, 1974, in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba) is a defensive-minded catcher with Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series. He is the National Series' all-time leader in throwing out baserunners.[1]

Roger Machado
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2006 San Diego Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Havana Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Machado was part of the Cuba national baseball team that brought home the gold medal from the 2004 Summer Olympics. They took a second place at 2006 World Baseball Classic. Ariel Pestano starts ahead of Machado on the national team.{?}

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Machado Morales" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2006.
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