Gio Urshela
Colombian baseball player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urshela and the second or maternal family name is Salcedo.
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo (born October 11, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Los Angeles Angels.
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Gio Urshela | |
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Detroit Tigers – No. 13 | |
Third baseman | |
Born: (1991-10-11) October 11, 1991 (age 32) Cartagena, Colombia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 9, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics (through May 18, 2024) | |
Batting average | .278 |
Home runs | 64 |
Runs batted in | 287 |
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Urshela made his MLB debut with Cleveland in 2015. After playing sparingly for Cleveland in 2015 and 2017, he played briefly for Toronto in 2018, before being traded to the Yankees for cash considerations. Urshela emerged as a valuable hitter for the Yankees during the 2019 season and was traded to Minnesota before the 2022 season.