Cuban pitcher Pedroso dies in accident after returning from WBC
英语课
HAVANA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Cuban pitcher 1 Yadier Pedroso Gonzalez died Saturday night in a traffic accident in his homeland Artemisa, in western Cuba, sports daily JIT reported Sunday.
He and other two people were traveling in a car which crashed, at 22:30 local time, against a cargo 2 truck on the highway leading to the Artemisa city, capital of the same western province, neighbor of Havana, the source said.
Pedroso, 26, was one of the five pitchers 3 from Cuba's team participating at the third edition of World Baseball Classic 4 (WBC) championship. Cuba didn't qualify 5 for the third stage, held in San Francisco, USA, and returned to the island this week.
During his international career, "Pedrosito", as Cuban fans called him, achieved a world silver medal and participated in 26 games in ten international tournaments, with two victories and one defeat.
During the 48th local series (2009) he was considered one of the essential players who contributed to the title obtained by his team, La Habana.
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
- He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
- Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
大水罐( pitcher的名词复数 )
- Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. 在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。
- Why he probably won't: Pitchers on also-rans can win the award. 为什麽不是他得奖：投手在失败的球队可以赢得赛扬奖。
n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的
- The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
- The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。
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