Yuli Gurriel’s parents are Lourdes Gourriel and Olga Ledia Castillo Fernandez. Lourdes Gurriel Delgado is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.
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Yuli Gurriel’s father Lourdes Gourriel played in the Cuban National Series and won the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award during the 1976-77 Cuban National Series for Azucareros.
Yuli Gurriel has not revealed enough identifying information regarding his mother. However, his parents are presumed to be of Cuban nationality.
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Yuli Gurriel played for Cuba in the 2009 WBC, as their third baseman and batted .333 in the tournament with two home runs and six RBIs.
In 2014 with Japan’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Yuli Gurriel batted .305 with 11 home runs and 30 RBIs in 62 games after joining the team at the midseason.
The Houston Chronicle ranked Yuli Gurriel as the fourth-best first baseman in Astros history through the 2022 season among those who played there more for the club than any other position.
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