Omar Linares
| Omar Linares | |
|---|---|
Omar Linares, Alfredo Despaigne and Yoenis Céspedes (left to right) | |
| Third baseman / First baseman / Coach | |
| Born: October 23, 1967 San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| SNB: 1982, for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río | |
| NPB: July 23, 2002, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| SNB: June 16, 2002, for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río | |
| NPB: 2004, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| SNB statistics | |
| Batting Average | .368 |
| Home runs | 404 |
| Runs batted in | 1,221 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting Average | .246 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| Runs batted in | 61 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2014 |
Medals | |
Omar Linares Izquierdo (born October 23, 1967) is a Cuban former professional baseball third baseman, first baseman and coach. He played for the Cuba national baseball team as well as professionally for Vegueros de Pinar del Río of the Cuban National Series (SNB) and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
In 2009, Linares decided to become a hitting and first base coach for longtime rival team Industriales, helping them to conquer a national championship, his first as an assistant coach.