Osvaldo Castellanos
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| Born: c. 1919 Regla, Cuba[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died: March 6, 1984 (aged 64–65) Coro, Falcón, Venezuela[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Osvaldo Castellanos (c. 1919 — March 6, 1984) was a Cuban baseball player and manager. He managed the world champion Cuba national baseball team at the 1953 Amateur World Series in Caracas.[4]
Castellanos played as a shortstop in the Cuban Amateur League, with the Rifleros de Regla and later with Cubaneleco.[3] He took the role of Regla's manager in 1944, and went on to helm the team for several seasons. He never won a top-level amateur title with Regla, but managed the team to a second place finish in 1945 and four third place finishes. Before managing Regla, he won a pennant in the Campeonato Obrero, a minor amateur competition, with the Ruta 29 club.[1] He mentored several prominent amateur players including a future Cuban National Series star Jorge Trigoura, as well as Rogelio Valdés.[5]
Castellanos was first selected to coach the Cuba national baseball team for the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[6] However, he was ultimately replaced in the role by Víctor "Vitico" Muñoz.[7][8] He finally managed Cuba at the 1953 Amateur World Series in Caracas, leading the team to a world championship.[9][4][10]
After his appearance at the 1953 series, he moved to Venezuela permanently as a baseball instructor.[3] He later managed Venezuela at the 1973 Amateur World Series held in Havana, steering the team to a bronze medal.[11]
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