Henry Urrutia
| Henry Urrutia | |
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 51 | |
| Outfielder / Designated hitter | |
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Born: February 13, 1987 Las Tunas, Cuba | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 20, 2013 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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Henry Alexander Urrutia Rodríguez ((/uːˈruːtiːʌ/ oo-ROO-tee-u), born February 13, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.
Professional career
Urrutia played in the Cuban National Series for Las Tunas. He debuted in the 2005-06 Cuban National Series, and played through 2009-10.[1]
Urrutia attempted to defect from Cuba in 2010. After the failed attempt, he was suspended. He successfully defected to Haiti in September 2011.[2] Urrutia signed with the Baltimore Orioles, receiving a $778,500 signing bonus.[3]
After having trouble acquiring a visa,[4] Urrutia reported to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League in April 2013.[5] After playing 52 games for Bowie, the Orioles promoted him to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League on June 28.[6] After playing in 15 games for Norfolk, the Orioles promoted Urrutia to the major leagues on July 19.[7] Urrutia was optioned back on Norfolk on August 17. He was recalled on September 3. He was placed on the restricted list on September 13 when the Orioles travelled to Toronto due to visa issues,[8] and re-activated on September 16.
Personal
Urrutia is the son of Ermidelio Urrutia and a cousin of Osmani Urrutia. Both his father and cousin are Cuban outfielders.[1] He is Currently Married, but no children.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Orioles Sign Cuban Outfielder Henry Urrutia". Baseball America ........... July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Dubroff, Rich. "Urrutia set to make impact with Orioles - Carroll County Times: Baltimore Orioles". Carroll County Times. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Cuban outfielder Urrutia has sights set on big leagues | orioles.com: News". Baltimore.orioles.mlb.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Omar Luis, Henry Urrutia Having Visa Trouble With Haitian Documents". Baseball America. December 20, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Kubatko, Roch (April 18, 2013). "School of Roch: Latest on S. Johnson, Wada, Roberts and Urrutia". Masnsports.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ Gallen, Daniel (June 27, 2013). "Henry Urrutia promoted to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (July 18, 2013). "Orioles' Henry Urrutia and Danny Valencia expected to be called up this weekend". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (September 13, 2013). "Dan Johnson called up and Steve Clevenger gets first start with Orioles". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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