Yulieski Gurriel

About Yulieski Gurriel

Professional baseball player best known for playing first base with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. In 2017, he was a key part of the team's first-ever World Series victory.

Yulieski Gourriel Castillo, commonly known as Yuli Gurriel and nicknamed "La Piña", is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He previously played for Sancti Spiritus in the Cuban league and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. Gurriel is a former member of Cuba's national team. Always a versatile infielder, he has played shortstop, second base, and third base, but has played mostly first base with the Astros. The son of former Cuban player Lourdes Gurriel, Yulieski was regarded as the best player in Cuba in 2006. At the World Baseball Classic in 2006, Major League Baseball scouts projected that Gurriel would be a first-round draft pick if he were eligible for the draft. He defected from Cuba in 2016. Gurriel made his big league debut that year.

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Trivia

He was suspended from the first five games of the 2018 season for making an offensive gesture.

Yulieski Gurriel before fame

He played in the Cuban National Series before moving to the United States.

Achievement of Yulieski Gurriel

For making an aggressive gesture, he was suspended for the first five games of the 2018 season.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Yulieski Gurriel family life

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Yuniesky Gurriel are his two siblings.

Associations of Yulieski Gurriel

He and Justin Verlander both pitched for the Houston Astros, who won the World Series.

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