Adiel Palma
Encyclopedia
Adiel Palma López (born August 20, 1970 in Cienfuegos
) is a Cuba
n left-handed pitcher
for the Cuban national baseball team
and Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series
. Palma was on the gold medal-winning Cuban team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and the silver medal-winning team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic
.
During the 2005-06 Cuban National Series
, Palma was only 5-9 with a 5.02 ERA
, but did strike out 109 batters in only 123⅔ innings.
Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba, capital of Cienfuegos Province. It is located about from Havana, and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur...
) is a Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n left-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Cuban national baseball team
Cuba national baseball team
The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
and Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.-League structure:...
. Palma was on the gold medal-winning Cuban team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and the silver medal-winning team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic
2006 World Baseball Classic
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.
During the 2005-06 Cuban National Series
2005-06 Cuban National Series
The 45th season of the Cuban National Series ended with another title for Industriales. Though the Lions failed to win their division, they won close-fought series throughout the playoffs and won their 11th championship.-West:-East:-Playoffs:...
, Palma was only 5-9 with a 5.02 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
, but did strike out 109 batters in only 123⅔ innings.