Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964) is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-Cuban revolution, revolutionary Baseball in Cuba, Cuban baseball, known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuba national baseball team, which won numerous World Cup of Baseball, World Cups and two Baseball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is a cousin of amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.

Career

Kindelán played the bulk of his 21 seasons for his home province's Santiago de Cuba Avispas (Wasps). He holds Cuban National Series records for home runs (487, with aluminium bat 17 series), runs batted in (1,511), and total bases (3,893). Kindelán played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004 in the Intercity baseball tournament. Kindelán hit the longest home run ever at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a third-deck home run during the 1996 Olympics.

Related players

* Omar Linares * Antonio Pacheco Massó

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* 1964 births Living people People from Palma Soriano Olympic baseball players of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan Pan American Games medalists in baseball Avispas de Santiago de Cuba players Goodwill Games medalists in baseball Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-baseball-first-baseman-stub