Braudilio Vinent

Braudilio Vinent Serrano (born July 10, 1947) is a Cuban former baseball player. Nicknamed El Meteoro de La Maya (English: "The Meteor from La Maya"), he played 20 seasons in the Cuban National Series and for the Cuba national baseball team. Considered one of the best pitchers in Cuban baseball history, he was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Vinent made his Cuban National Series debut with Mineros (representing Oriente Province) in 1967, posting a 1.03 earned run average and winning rookie of the year honors. In 1986, he became the first Cuban pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts. Vinent retired in 1987 with 257 wins, a league record that still stands today.He finished with a career total 3,259 innings pitched, 2,134 strikeouts, and a 2.42 earned run average.

In international play, Vinent posted a win-loss record of 56–4, appearing in 36 different tournaments for the Cuba national baseball team. With Cuba, he won four Amateur World Series championships, as well as two Intercontinental Cups and gold medals in four Pan American Games and three Central American Games.