Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians. Urshela made his MLB debut with Cleveland in 2015.
Born on October 11, 1991 (age 30 years), in Cartagena, Colombia, Giovanny is said to have 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 hitter for the Yankees during the 2019 season.
Before the 2013 season he played for the Colombian national baseball team in the qualifiers for the World Baseball Classic, but the team lost to Panama and failed to qualify for the tournament.
MLB debut | |
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June 9, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) |
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Batting average | .272 |
Home runs | 49 |
Runs batted in | 192 |
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Gio Urshela Wife: Did Gio Urshela Get Married?
New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela married Danna Delgado, who had been his girlfriend for several years.
According to reports, Gio was said to have proposed to Delgado at the beginning of October and now the couple joined in marriage