Yoandy Garlobo
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Born: Jovellanos, Matanzas Province, Cuba | January 12, 1977||||||||||||||||||||
Died: July 16, 2023 | (aged 46)||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoandy Garlobo Romay (January 12, 1977 – July 16, 2023) was a Cuban baseball player who starred for the national team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Garlobo was the designated hitter for Cuba at the tournament, where he had a .480 batting average—second only to Ken Griffey Jr. among players with at least 20 plate appearances—and was named to the all-tournament team.
In Cuba, Garlobo was the DH for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series. During the 2005-06 season, he had a .407 batting average.
Yoandy Garlobo died from complications of diabetes on July 16, 2023, at the age of 46.
- 1977 births
- 2023 deaths
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Cuban baseball players
- Sportspeople from Matanzas Province
- Cuban baseball biography stubs