Luis Miguel Navas

Luis Miguel Navas González

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 172 lb.

• Born February 2, 1980 in Chivirico, Santiago de Cuba Cuba

Biographical Information

Infielder Luis Miguel Navas debuted for the Cuban national team in 2007.

Navas played for Cuba in the 1997 World Junior Championship and 1998 Junior Pan American Games. In the 1997-1998 Serie Nacional, he made his debut with Santiago de Cuba.

Navas hit .224/.333/.300 in 2000-2001, .317/.411/.411 in 2001-2002, .341/.468/.450 in 2002-2003, .299/.418/.363 in 2003-2004, .240/.394/.305 in 2004-2005 and .303/.423/.373 in 2005-2006. He was with Cuba for the 2006 World University Championship.

In the 2006-2007 Serie Nacional, Navas batted .296/.412/.350. He was on Cuba's roster in the 2007 Pan American Games but did not appear in a contest as they won Gold. He got into one game when they won Silver at the 2007 Baseball World Cup, backing up Eduardo Paret at short; he was 0 for 2 with two walks and a run against Wachira Tongthong of Thailand; he had one putout, one assist and one error. In the 2007-2008 season, Navas hit .326/.446/.457 for the champion Santiago de Cuba club. He was 0 for 2 in the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week and remained with Cuba for the 2008 Olympics, going 2 for 2 with a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI as a backup to Paret.

In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Navas split the shortstop role with Paret. He went 2 for 9 with a walk and 2 runs. In the 2008-2009 Serie Nacional, Navas batted .320/.427/.450.

Primary Sources

• Bio of Luis Miguel Navas
• Japanese wikipedia entry
• 2008 Olympics
• 2007 Baseball World Cup Final Report
• World Baseball Classic
• Beisbolcubano