Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez (born November 4, 1966) is a former Cuban professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball for the

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in and and

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in and . He was a member of the Cuban national team that won a gold medal at the

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. On July 29, 1995, Fernández defected when Cuba played the

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. Before defecting, Fernández pitched for

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in the

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. He signed with the Giants organization in before the 1996 season.

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