José Luis Hernández Urquidy is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He was born on May 1, 1995, in Mexico (MLB).
Urquidy signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2015 under the name of Jose Luis Hernandez and remained identified as such until the start of the 2019 season. He made his MLB debut in 2019.
On March 2, 2015, Tyler Urquidy became a member of the Houston Astros organization after signing a contract as an international free agent.
In the same year, he made his debut in the professional ranks and went on to play for Greeneville, Tri-City Valley Cats, and Buies Creek Astros until being sent to Quad Cities River Bandits in 2016.
He was sidelined in 2017 while he recovered from Tommy John surgery, but he made his comeback in 2018 and pitched quite effectively, finishing 2–2 with a 2.35 earned run average in 13 games.
He began the 2019 season playing for Corpus Christi Hooks but was later moved up to the Round Rock Express. In 2019, he appeared in nine games,
This included seven starts, and threw a total of 41 innings, compiling a record of 2–1 with an earned run average of 3.95. Urquidy made his World Series debut for the Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals in Game 4 of the 2019 championship series.
He is only the third Mexican-born pitcher to start in the World Series. After that, he came in as a reliever for Game 5, pitched one inning of shutout ball and was awarded the victory, becoming the player with the most World Series victories born outside the United States.
How Much Does José Urquidy Make?
Jose Urquidy’s salary is $604,200 per year, including a $0 signing bonus