Ariel Pestano
Catcher
Born: (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974 (age 50) Caibarien, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Cuba debut
1991, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara
Last Cuba appearance
2014, for the Naranjas de Villa Clara
Cuba statistics
Batting average	.292
Hits	1,262
Home runs	126
Runs batted in	753
Teams
Naranjas de Villa Clara (1991–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Ariel Pestano Medal record Men's baseball Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2000 Sydney Team 2008 Beijing Team Baseball World Cup 2001 Taipei Team 2003 Havana Team 2005 Rotterdam Team 2007 Taipei Team 2009 Nettuno Team Intercontinental Cup 1999 Sydney Team 2002 Havana Team 2006 Taichung Team 2010 Taichung Team Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team

Ariel Osvaldo Pestano Valdés (born January 31, 1974), better known as El Veterano ("The Veteran"), is a Cuban baseball catcher, and is known as one of the greatest catchers in Cuban history. He has won both silver and gold medals in the Olympic Games and also played catcher on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team in March 2006 and March 2009. In Cuba, Pestano plays with the Villa Clara Naranjas of the Cuban National Series.^[1]

Personal life

Pestano was born in Caibarien, Cuba.