Higinio Vélez

Higinio Vélez Carrión (27 July 1946 – 12 May 2021) was a Cuban baseball manager and executive. He was the longtime president of the Baseball Federation of Cuba as well as manager of the Cuba national baseball team, which he led to three consecutive championships at the Baseball World Cup from 2003 to 2005, an Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004 and a silver medal in the inaugural edition of the World Baseball Classic in 2006.