Yulieski Gourriel
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Gurriel with the Houston Astros in 2016
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| Houston Astros – No. 10 | |||
| Third baseman | |||
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Born: June 9, 1984 Sancti Spiritus, Cuba |
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: June 8, 2014, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |||
| MLB: August 21, 2016, for the Houston Astros | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .305 | ||
| Hits | 73 | ||
| Home runs | 11 | ||
| Runs batted in | 30 | ||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Hits | 34 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 15 | ||
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Yulieski Gurriel Castillo (born June 9, 1984) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for Sancti Spiritus in the Cuban league. A former member of Cuba's national team, Gurriel is primarily a third baseman, though he has also played other positions, such as shortstop and second base. 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.
Gurriel's contributions helped the national team win a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics and World Cup of Baseball championships in 2003 and 2005. During the 2005 World Cup, he led all batters with eight home runs.
Gurriel played second base for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, making the final out for Cuba in their championship game loss to Japan. He batted .273 in the tournament, with a .342 on-base percentage and a .515 slugging percentage. Later in the finals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Tournament, he again made the final out by grounding out into a double play against South Korea.
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