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Víctor Mesa

ビクトル・メサ　/　びくとる・めさ

Baseball player

February 20, 1960 (age 66)

baseball player

My Take

Victor Mesa, El Loco, is exactly the kind of figure I love discovering. Nineteen seasons in the Cuban National Series, all with Villa Clara, and a long run with the national team, then a second life as a manager who carried that intensity into the dugout. To me, a nickname like El Loco isn't an insult, it's earned, the mark of a player who attacked the game with reckless joy. Cuban baseball has always had its own electric, almost mythic energy, and Mesa feels like one of its purest expressions. He's a legend whose story deserves to travel far beyond the island.

Overview

Víctor Mesa Martínez (born February 20, 1960) is a Cuban baseball manager and former player. Nicknamed "El Loco," he played 19 seasons in the Cuban National Series from 1978 to 1996, all with Villa Clara, and was a longtime fixture of the Cuba national baseball team. He has since managed in the National Series and with the national team, including at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Víctor Mesa
Name (Japanese): ビクトル・メサ
Reading: びくとる・めさ
Born: February 20, 1960 (age 66)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B5

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