Omar Linares
Full name: Omar Linares Izquierdo
Also known as: El Niño Linares · Omar Linares Izquierdo
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1967-10-23 · Pinar del Río
- Debut
- 1983
Omar Linares is a Cuban baseball player, born on 23 October 1967 in Pinar del Río. He is also listed as El Niño Linares. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 15 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2001. Most of that was with Pinar del Río, 11 seasons of it, with the remainder for Occidentales and Vegueros. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 10 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .368, with 2,195 hits, 404 home runs and 1,221 runs batted in. His 404 home runs are the third highest total among the 2,009 players holding career records in this database. His 1,221 runs batted in are the ninth highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .446, in 1992-93 (184 AB). His most home runs in a season was 23, in 1992.
Career summary
- Seasons 15 (1991–2001), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Occidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros - AVG / OBP / SLG
.368 / .487 / .644
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 860 | 3809 | 3173 | 791 | 1161 | 158 | 32 | 201 | 570 | 179 | 60 | 552 | 374 | 47 | 74 | 11 | 26 | 1986 | .366 | .463 | .626 | 1.089 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 193 | 140 | 44 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 98 | .386 | .544 | .700 | 1.244 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .455 | .578 | .909 | 1.487 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 62 | 276 | 216 | 65 | 86 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 174 | .398 | .525 | .806 | 1.331 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 258 | 184 | 63 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 152 | .446 | .593 | .826 | 1.419 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .318 | .400 | .864 | 1.264 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 22 | 99 | 88 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | .364 | .434 | .602 | 1.036 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 241 | 180 | 58 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 129 | .378 | .535 | .717 | 1.252 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .400 | .533 | .943 | 1.476 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 38 | 170 | 127 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 82 | .354 | .494 | .646 | 1.140 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 255 | 189 | 63 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 123 | .349 | .518 | .651 | 1.169 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .176 | .250 | .426 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 16 | 72 | 56 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | .357 | .486 | .679 | 1.165 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 259 | 181 | 63 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 143 | .403 | .579 | .790 | 1.369 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .385 | .568 | .846 | 1.414 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 139 | 106 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | .377 | .525 | .632 | 1.157 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 68 | 58 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .259 | .353 | .379 | .732 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 182 | 138 | 38 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 86 | .377 | .516 | .623 | 1.139 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .350 | .250 | .600 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25 | 113 | 87 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .287 | .451 | .391 | .842 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 65 | 59 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .356 | .415 | .610 | 1.025 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 322 | 246 | 41 | 78 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 110 | .317 | .475 | .447 | .922 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .625 | .667 | .625 | 1.292 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 260 | 182 | 47 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 114 | .390 | .562 | .626 | 1.188 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .476 | .577 | .476 | 1.053 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46 | 178 | 145 | 35 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | .386 | .489 | .641 | 1.130 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 5962 | 1547 | 2195 | 327 | 54 | 404 | 1221 | 246 | 95 | 1327 | 675 | 106 | 235 | 11 | 48 | — | .368 | .487 | .644 | 1.131 |
Cuban per-season statistics begin with the XXXI Serie Nacional (1991-92). Earlier play is published by the Federación only as a single aggregate.
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6802.0 | 934 | 1915 | 148 | 262 | .951 | 2997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 381.2 | 52 | 111 | 7 | 12 | .959 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.1 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .882 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 543.2 | 66 | 170 | 13 | 28 | .948 | 249 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 469.1 | 47 | 127 | 6 | 15 | .967 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 196.1 | 27 | 78 | 4 | 14 | .963 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 418.2 | 36 | 111 | 3 | 13 | .980 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87.0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 314.0 | 66 | 128 | 10 | 17 | .951 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 437.2 | 40 | 111 | 7 | 15 | .956 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .867 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 133.0 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 7 | .931 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 417.1 | 43 | 88 | 9 | 12 | .936 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 198.0 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 8 | .919 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 134.1 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 3 | .911 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 337.0 | 25 | 68 | 10 | 7 | .903 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 172.0 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 6 | .887 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 131.2 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 3 | .907 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 649.0 | 33 | 135 | 12 | 14 | .933 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 461.0 | 36 | 135 | 6 | 15 | .966 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 259.0 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 2 | .944 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13333.0 | 1581 | 3633 | 285 | 476 | .948 | 5499 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2026 — World Baseball Classic (hitting coach)
Awards and honours
- 1991-92 — led the league in batting average
- 1991-92 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1991-92 — led the league in slugging
- 1992 — led the league in batting average
- 1992-93 — led the league in batting average
- 1992 — led the league in home runs
- 1992 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1992-93 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1992 — led the league in runs batted in
- 1992 — led the league in slugging
- 1992-93 — led the league in slugging
- 1993-94 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1993-94 — led the league in slugging
- 1995-96 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1995-96 — led the league in slugging
- 1999-00 — led the league in on-base percentage
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 1991-92–1992-93 —
Vegueros →
Pinar del Río - 1992–1993 —
Pinar del Río →
Occidentales
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Omar Linares born?
Omar Linares was born on 1967-10-23 in Pinar del Río.
Which teams did Omar Linares play for?
Omar Linares appears for Occidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros across 15 recorded seasons.
What are Omar Linares's career statistics?
In 15 recorded seasons Omar Linares batted .368 with 2195 hits, 404 home runs and 1221 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
