Jos� Ariel Contreras Camejo is a Cuban professional baseball player who plays for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League. A pitcher, he has played in the Cuban National Series, Major League Baseball, and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team. Contreras played for Pinar del R�o Vegueros of the CNS, and competed for the Cuban national team in the Summer Olympics, the Pan American Games, the Baseball World Cup, and the 1999 exhibition series against the Baltimore Orioles. Recognized as the best Cuban baseball player, Contreras defected from Cuba in 2002. Contreras signed with the New York Yankees of MLB after defecting, and played for them in 2003 and 2004. He has since played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies. [More at Wikipedia]

December 6th, 1971 in Pinar del Río Province (Age 52)