Luis Casanova (baseball)

Luis Casanova
Casanova c. 2022
Right fielder
Born: (1956-12-05) December 5, 1956
Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2014
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Baseball World Cup
1978 ItalyTeam
1980 TokyoTeam
1984 HavanaTeam
1986 AmsterdamTeam
1988 RomeTeam
1990 EdmontonTeam
Intercontinental Cup
1979 HavanaTeam
1981 EdmontonTeam
1983 BrusselsTeam
1985 EdmontonTeam
1987 HavanaTeam
1991 SpainTeam
Pan American Games
1979 San JuanTeam
1987 IndianapolisTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
1978 MedellínTeam
1986 Santiago de los CaballerosTeam
Goodwill Games
1990 SeattleTeam
Coach for  Nicaragua
1998 ItalyTeam

Luis Giraldo Casanova Castillo (born December 5, 1956) is a former baseball player in the Cuban National Series who had a successful career in international tournaments. Casanova's teams won many titles in Cuban league play, and he led the league in all three Triple Crown statistics (batting average, home runs, and runs batted in) at least once. He led major international tournaments in home runs seven times.