Gio Urshela

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.

Gio Urshela
Urshela with the New York Yankees in 2020
Detroit Tigers – No. 13
Third baseman
Born: (1991-10-11) October 11, 1991
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(through April 18, 2024)
Batting average.278
Home runs64
Runs batted in286
Teams

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.

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