Julio César Urías Acosta (born August 12, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers signed him in 2012, and he made his MLB debut in 2016.
Urías made his professional debut on May 25, 2013, for the Great Lakes Loons in the Midwest League as the youngest player in the league, striking out six batters over three shutouts innings
He made a total of 18 stars and finished the season 2–0 with a 2.48 ERA, recording 67 strikeouts in 54.1 innings. He spent 2014 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League. In 25 appearances (20 of which were starts), he was 2–2 with a 2.36 ERA. He struck out 109 batters while walking only 37.
Urías agreed with the Dodgers on a one-year, $3.6 million, contract for 2021, avoiding arbitration. Starting more than 20 games in a season for the first time in his career, Urías has enjoyed one of his best statistical years to date.
He ended his 2021 campaign starting in 32 games, pitching 185+2⁄3 innings with 195 strikeouts, a 2.96 ERA, and a 20–3 record, the best in the league. He became the first pitcher in the National League since Max Scherzer in 2016 to collect 20 wins in a season, which was the most in the majors in 2021 and only the fourth 20-win season by a Mexican-born pitcher.
There are no details about whether he has children or not. He may be may or may not have children. There are also no rumors about his children.