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Yuli Gurriel is a baseball player, born on June 9, 1984 in Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba. As of 2026, Yuli Gurriel is 42 years old. Listed accolades include Rawlings Gold Glove Award (2021). The listed height is 183 cm.
My Take
Yuli Gurriel is one of those guys who just makes you appreciate how much baseball talent Cuba quietly produced for decades before the world really noticed. He defected in 2016 after a legendary career on the island — he was already in his thirties and still became a legit contributor in Major League Baseball, which is not a small thing. His 2017 World Series run with the Houston Astros was unforgettable, even if it came with controversy after a racist gesture toward Yu Darvish that he was rightly suspended for. He owned that mistake and moved forward. The 2021 Gold Glove at first base was a nice capstone — smooth fielder, solid bat, a veteran who earned his keep. "La Piña" bounced around in his later years, but watching him stick around and compete into his late thirties is genuinely impressive.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuli Gurriel
- Name (Japanese)
- ユリ・グリエル
- Reading
- ゆり・ぐりえる
- Born
- June 9, 1984 (age 42)
- Origin
- Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuli Gurriel born?
Yuli Gurriel was born on June 9, 1984 and is 42 years old.
Where is Yuli Gurriel from?
Yuli Gurriel is from Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba.
What does Yuli Gurriel do?
Yuli Gurriel works as baseball player.
How tall is Yuli Gurriel?
Yuli Gurriel is 183 cm tall.
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