Yadier Pedroso

Yadier Pedroso González (9 April 1986 – 16 March 2013), was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series. Pedroso was part of the Cuban team at the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classics.

Early life Pedroso was born on 9 April 1986 in Guanajay, then part of La Habana Province (now Artemisa Province). His father, José Manuel, also played in the Cuban National Series and later worked as a pitching coach in both Cuba and Italy.

Career Pedroso, then 19 years old, went 8–5 with a 3.58 ERA for La Habana during the 2005–06 Cuban National Series as part of a strong staff featuring two other members of the national team, Jonder Martínez and Yulieski González.

Death On 16 March 2013, Pedroso died in a traffic accident near Artemisa, Cuba, at age 26. Before his death, he had expressed a desire to play for the Gallos de Sancti Spíritus under manager Yovany Aragón.