Lázaro Medina (born October 22, 1922), sometimes listed as "Leonardo", was a Cuban

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who played in the

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and

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in the 1940s. A native of Quivicán, Cuba, Medina made his Negro leagues debut in with the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, and played with the club again in . He went on to play for Alijadores de Tampico of the

in and ; in the latter, Medina also appeared in games for Tuneros de San Luis and

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, who also competed in the Mexican League. Medina's last season in the Mexican League was , in which he played with

. In , Medina played for the

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of the Provincial League.

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