Juan Manrique

Juan Manrique
Cocodrilos de Matanzas – No. 45
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1967-08-26) 26 August 1967
Colón, Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
Baseball World Cup
1994 Nicaragua Team
1998 Italy Team
Intercontinental Cup
1993 Italy Team
1995 Havana Team
1997 Barcelona Team
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata Team
1999 Winnipeg Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 Maracaibo Team

Juan Manrique García (born 26 August 1967) is a Cuban former baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist. García currently serves as a coach for the Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban National Series.

Career

Manrique was born in Colón, Matanzas Province, Cuba on 26 August 1967. He started playing baseball when he was a schoolboy in a small field in his hometown. He made his Cuban National Series debut in 1986 for Matanzas, where he would play his entire career.[1][2]

Manrique is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won a Silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics for baseball.[3]

Manrique also played for the Cuba national team in the 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series.

References

  1. ^ de la Rosa Rodríguez, Nelson (21 December 2017). "Juan Manrique: "En aquella época éramos uno solo, todos nos ayudábamos"". Pelota Cubana USA (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ García, Hugo (4 February 2020). "Exaltan a personalidades del béisbol cubano al Salón de la Fama del Palmar de Junco". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Juan Manrique Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2026.