In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urshela and the second or maternal family name is Salcedo.
Baseball player
Gio Urshela
Urshela with the New York Yankees in 2020
Detroit Tigers – No. 13
Third baseman
Born: (1991-10-11) October 11, 1991 (age 32) Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics (through May 18, 2024)
Batting average
.278
Home runs
64
Runs batted in
287
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2015, 2017)
Toronto Blue Jays (2018)
New York Yankees (2019–2021)
Minnesota Twins (2022)
Los Angeles Angels (2023)
Detroit Tigers (2024–present)
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.
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.
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo (born October 11, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB)...
third and threw the ball to third baseman GioUrshela, who applied the tag to Semien for the second out. Urshela turned around and threw to Torres to tag...
February 25, 2024. On February 22, 2024, the Tigers signed infielder GioUrshela to a one-year $1.5 million contract. On February 29, 2024, the Tigers...
Barranquilla. Several Colombian MLB players have played for Tigres, including GioUrshela, Harold Ramírez, Meibrys Viloria, and brothers Jolbert and Orlando Cabrera...
playoffs since 2014. On November 2, 2023, infielders Mike Moustakas, GioUrshela, C. J. Cron, Outfielder Randal Grichuk and P/DH Shohei Ohtani all elected...
Yankees put up 5 runs from a combined three home runs from Aaron Judge, GioUrshela and Brett Gardner. The Yankees won this game 5–1. Game two had a very...
the song in the twenty-first century. Minnesota Twins third baseman GioUrshela uses the song as his walk-up song during at-bats at Target Field. Jacob...
player 1991 – Toby Fox, American video game developer and composer 1991 – GioUrshela, Colombian baseball player 1991 – Kika van Es, Dutch footballer 1992...
ninth, the Yankees extended their lead to 7–0, via a leadoff homer by GioUrshela and another RBI by Torres, this one coming on a fielder's choice, as...
Hampton, Simon (February 18, 2023). "Angels Win Arbitration Case Against GioUrshela, Lose Against Hunter Renfroe". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 18...
right-handed pitcher Nick Nelson and catcher Donny Sands. November 30 – GioUrshela re-signs with the Yankees to a 1-year, $6.55 million contract. Domingo...
the 2024 season. The Tigers called up Kennedy on April 20 to replace GioUrshela, who was placed on the injured list. Kennedy is close friends with Los...
Kiner-Falefa to the New York Yankees in exchange for Gary Sánchez and GioUrshela. An oblique injury that Rortvedt suffered before the trade limited his...
Minnesota Twins, Verlander took a no-hitter through seven innings until GioUrshela ended the chance in the eighth inning. Verlander finished the game with...
Ben Rortvedt to the New York Yankees in exchange for Gary Sánchez and GioUrshela. On May 23, MLB suspended Donaldson for one game for making what they...
played ‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played On June 15, GioUrshela sustained an injury, later revealed to be a fractured pelvis and will...
injuries to its infielders, including third basemen Anthony Rendon and GioUrshela. Escobar made his team debut on June 24 against the Colorado Rockies...
Domingo Germán allowing two home runs to start the contest. However, GioUrshela soon tied the game with a two-run homer of his own, and later added an...
Quintana and Julio Teheran, and included then-prospects Jorge Alfaro and GioUrshela. However, the group was placed in the Pool C — meaning its "very tough"...
on May 21 against the Chicago White Sox starting with third baseman GioUrshela to second baseman Rougned Odor and then to first baseman Luke Voit. During...
home Mike Tauchman, and then DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI single to score GioUrshela from second base, giving the Yankees a 10–9 lead. Aroldis Chapman held...
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