Luis Giraldo Casanova Castillo (born December 5, 1956) is a former baseball player in the Cuban National Series who had a successful career in international tournaments.

Casanova had his first great season in domestic play in Cuba in the 1979-1980 Serie Nacional, leading in runs (64) and walks (57).

Casanova tied Antonio Muñoz for the 1980 Amateur World Series lead in home runs with seven as Cuba won Gold.

During the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, Casanova's Cuban team failed to win Gold for the first and only time of his career.

It was the only year from 1978-1986 that Casanova did not play on the international stage, as Cuba sat out the 1982 Amateur World Series.

In the 1983-1984 Serie Nacional, the 27-year-old veteran tied Lázaro Junco for the league lead in home runs, with 20.

During the 1986 Amateur World Series, Casanova hit .409 with a tournament-leading 19 RBI and six home runs to help Cuba win Gold.

In the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, the outfield superstar hit .500 and led the tournament with 16 runs scored.

He made the tournament All-Star team, joining Lourdes Gourriel and Daisuke Tsutsui in the outfield.

In the 1990 Baseball World Cup, Casanova hit .462 with eight RBI and three home runs in five games, splitting right field action with Ermidelio Urrutia.

In the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, Casanova tied Prospero Baca and Wei-Cheng Chen for second in the tournament in RBI, with 12, as Cuba won yet another Gold.

[2] In the 2008-2009 Cuban National League, Casanova managed Pinar del Rio to a second-place finish, three games behind La Habana.