Javier Méndez González (born 22 April 1964) is a Cuban former baseball player and manager. He played 22 seasons in the Cuban National Series, mostly with Industriales, and also was a stalwart of the Cuba national baseball team, with which he became an Olympic silver medalist. His play as a centerfielder earned him the nickname "El Seguro".
Career Méndez debuted in the National Series with Metropolitanos in the 1981–82 season. Four seasons later, in 1985, he moved across town to Industriales. Hitting third, he finished the year batting .357, winning his first championship with Industriales that year. The following year, Méndez earned the batting title, hitting .408, and was awarded the Most Valuable Player Award. Mendez won three more championships with Industriales, in 1992, 1996, 2003. In 2003, his final season, Méndez set a league record of 92 runs batted in (a record which would later be surpassed by Alexeis Bell in 2008, with 111) and earned his second MVP award.
+ Cuban National Series career statistics Seasons AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG 22 6432 1139 2104 381 41 191 1175 .327 .440 .488
Managerial career Méndez managed Industriales for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017, before resigning due to family health concerns.
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Cuban baseball profile