Gio Urshela | |
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Free agent | |
Third baseman | |
Born: Cartagena, Colombia | October 11, 1991|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 9, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .273 |
Home runs | 73 |
Runs batted in | 332 |
Teams | |
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo (born October 11, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves.
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.