Yuli Gurriel

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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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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/el_yuly10/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuli%20Gurriel
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3272042

Tags

• Sancti Spíritus Province
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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