Giovanny Urshela Salcedo, a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball, was born on October 11, 1991. (MLB). He was a member of the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees in the past.
Urshela made his Major League Baseball debut in 2015 with the Cleveland Indians. After sparingly playing for Cleveland in 2015 and 2017, he joined Toronto for a brief stint in 2018, before being traded to the Yankees for cash considerations. Urshela established himself as a valuable hitter for the Yankees during the 2019 season before being traded to Minnesota before the 2022 season.
On May 9, 2018, Cleveland traded Urshela to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Urshela batted .233 with one home run and three RBIs in 19 games for Toronto, before he was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on June 26. He cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on July 3. He batted .244 in 91 plate appearances for the Bisons.
On August 4, 2018, the Blue Jays traded Urshela to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations. The Yankees assigned him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
He worked with Phil Plantier, the RailRiders’ hitting coach, to make changes to his batting stance. Urshela batted .307 in 107 plate appearances for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
On March 13, 2022, the Yankees traded Urshela and Gary Sánchez to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Ben Rortvedt.
Giovanny Urshela signed a 1 year / $6,550,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $6,550,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $6,550,000. In 2022, Urshela will earn a base salary of $6,550,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,550,000.