Norge Luis Vera Peralta (born October 3, 1971 in

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, Santiago de Cuba Province) is a right-handed baseball pitcher, who has been a frequent member of the Cuba national baseball team. In Cuba, Vera pitches for Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series. He has been a dominating force for years, including the 1999–2000 series, when he led the league with a 0.97 ERA, 17 victories and eight shutouts—all in a 90-game season. He then pitched in the second game of the

1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series The 1999 Baltimore Orioles – Cuba national baseball team exhibition series consisted of two exhibition games played between the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cuba national baseball team on March 28 and May 3, 199 ...

. Vera was seriously injured in November 2009, while trying to stop a fight as an uninvolved bystander in Santiago, Cuba.Garcia, Anne-Marie.
Cuban pitcher who beat Orioles in 1999 in stable condition after blow to face
, The Canadian Press, November 10, 2009. He was struck in the face by a blunt instrument, sustaining several fractures to the upper jaw. Zadys Navarro, one of Vera's doctors, indicated that reconstructive surgery would be required. His son, Norge Vera, plays in the Chicago White Sox organization.

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