Rey Isaac
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Rey Isaac Vaillant (born 3 January 3 1973) is a Cuban former baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.
Career
Isaac played 16 seasons in the Cuban National Series, all with Santiago de Cuba, where he was part of the so called "Aplanadora Santiaguera" (The Santiago Steamroller). He retired after the 2004–2005 season.[1][2]
Isaac held the Cuban National Series record for the most consecutive games with a hit, at 37 games, from 1994 until 2020, when the record was broken by César Prieto of Cienfuegos on 21 November 2020.[3][4]
| Seasons | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BA | OBP | SLG |
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| 16 | 4529 | 793 | 1433 | 211 | 28 | 101 | 685 | .316 | .396 | .442 |
After retiring, Isaac worked as a coach for Santiago de Cuba.[2][5]
International career
Isaac is a one time gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He appeared in four games in the Olympic tournament, recording four hits, nine runs, one double, one home run, four RBIs and a .643/.667/.929 batting line.[6]
References
- ^ a b "SNB | Rey Isaac Vaillant". beisbolcubano.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b Porto, Yasel (8 February 2024). "ESPECIAL: Dónde están y qué hacen hoy los principales jugadores de la primera "Aplanadora Santiaguera"". Swing Completo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Martín Martín, Mario (19 November 2020). "César no cesa de batear jit en béisbol cubano". Jit (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "¡Al César lo que era de Rey!: Prieto implanta récord de juegos bateando de hit". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Domínguez, Rey (15 April 2024). "Santiago de Cuba: Líderes individuales ofensivos en la 63 Serie Nacional". allin1deportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation - Baseball Olympic Games 1996 - Isaac Vaillant, Rey". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 February 2026.