Joan Carlos Pedroso Brooks (born 23 July 1979) is a former first baseman and left fielder for Las Tunas of the Cuban National Series, and the Cuba national baseball team. He was the backup first baseman for Cuba at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where the team finished in second place. After retiring as a player, he has worked as a coach.
Pedroso was born on 23 July 1979 in Matanzas, Cuba, but his family moved to Las Tunas Province, where he started playing baseball at a young age and progressed through the local youth system before making his Cuban National Series debut in 1998 with Las Tunas. He appeared in 23 games in his debut season, recording a .308/.349/.462 batting line. Pedroso hit .353 with 22 home runs during the 2005-06 Cuban National Series.
In April 2014, Pedroso joined Nettuno 2 of the second level of Italian baseball, where he played alongside fellow Cuban pitcher Norberto González. Later, he signed with the Cañeros de Los Mochis of the Mexican Pacific League, where he played during the 2014âÂÂ15 and 2015âÂÂ16 seasons, totalling 59 appearances with the Cañeros across both seasons.
Since 2020, Pedroso has worked as hitting coach for the Cañeros de Los Mochis.