Juan Padilla

Quick Facts

Full Name	Juan Padilla
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1965(1965-09-16)
Age	59
Birthplace	Havana
Country	Cuba
Birth City	Havana
Horoscope	Capricorn

Juan Padilla Biography

Juan Padilla is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 16, 1965 in Havana, Havana, Cuba. Juan Padilla Alfonso (born September 16, 1965 in Havana) was a member of the Gold Medal-winning Cuban team at the Olympics in 1992 and 1996.

For the 1990s, he hit .322, tied for 10th with Luis Ulacia in that span.

Padilla was 0 for 1 in the 1994 Baseball World Cup, backing up Omar Linares at third base. In the 1995 Intercontinental Cup, he went 2 for 12 while backing up Pacheco. He was 1 for 4 in the 1995 Pan American Games. He played six innings in five games as a defensive sub for Pacheco in the 1996 Olympics and singled in his lone at-bat, scoring a run. He was with Cuba for game two of the 1999 Baltimore Orioles – Cuban national baseball team exhibition series.

An eye injury (unrelated to baseball) ended Padilla’s career after the 2000 season. He later managed the Metropolitanos for several years.

Padilla played in the 1989 Intercontinental Cup, going 0 for 2 for the champs. In the 1990 Baseball World Cup, Padilla was two for four with a double as the backup to Pacheco at second, Cuba taking Gold. In the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, Juan was Cuba’s starters and hit .275/.333/.450 with 9 RBI in 11 games, tying Lazaro Junco for second on Cuba behind Luis Casanova. He tied for 4th in the event with two homers. He was named the tournament All-Star second baseman, beating out Japan’s Koichi Oshima, who had better stats. He was 0 for 3 in the Gold Medal game and made an error but Cuba squeaked past Taiwan, 2-1.

Juan Padilla Net Worth

Juan Padilla is one of the richest Baseball Player from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Padilla 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Juan played for the Cuban national team in over a dozen events. He played in the 1986 Amateur World Series (2 for 3) and 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games (1 for 2). In the 1988 Baseball World Cup, the 22-year-old was 1 for 6 and made one error in six chances as a backup to Antonio Pacheco at 2B and Luis Ulacia at SS. With the Gold Medal game tied at three in the bottom of the 9th, he pinch-ran for Orestes Kindelan and came home on a single by Lazaro Vargas off Andy Benes to give Cuba a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Team USA.

He drove in 63 runs for the Industriales in the 1987–1988 Serie Nacional to lead the league. In 1995–1996, he homered in the last game of the finals to give the Industriales the pennant. Overall, Padilla hit .307/.363/.447 in 17 seasons in Cuba and fielded .978. Through 2009, he ranked 10th all-time in assists (4,621) and 7th in double plays (1,224). He was 12th in sacrifice flies (70) and 7th with 68 triples, right between brothers Wilfredo Sanchez and Fernando Sanchez.

In the 1992 Olympics, Padilla got into just one game as Pacheco’s backup, going 3 for 5 with 3 RBI against Spain. The Havana native was 0 for 1 in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup as a defensive sub for Pacheco; in four games, he handled two chances without an error. He did not play in the Gold Medal game win versus the USA. He went 0 for 1 in the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games.

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Facts & Trivia

Juan Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Juan Padilla celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

What did Juan de Padilla discover?

Juan de Padilla is associated with a miracle known as the “ Rising of the coffin of Padre Padilla “. The story of seeing his coffin rise above the ground was repeated for many years, and was believed by many people in Isleta, where the Padre is believed to be buried.

Why is Friar Juan de Padilla important?

Padilla began his missionary work. When he decided to leave to work with other tribes, he was killed. He became not only the first missionary in the Mississippi Valley, but the first Christian martyr in what is now the United States of America.

What country did Juan de Padilla sail for?

Francisco Juan De Padilla was a Spanish Franciscan friar who spent much of his life exploring North America with Francisco Vazquez de Coronado and was the first missionary to the Indians of Kansas.

Who guided Coronado when he was searching for Quivira?

Finding no gold in what is now Arizona and New Mexico, Coronado trusted a captive Pawnee Indian called El Turco to lead him to distant Quivira, a village where inhabitants reportedly ate from golden plates and silver bowls.

Why did the Turk lie to Coronado?

Because the Turk had lied about the wealth of the land and conspired with the Quivirans to kill the Spaniards and their horses, Coronado reluctantly ordered him garroted prior to the return march to New Mexico.