Ermidelio Urrutia
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| Born: 25 August 1963 Las Tunas, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga (born 25 August 1963) is a Cuban professional baseball manager and former outfielder, as well as an Olympic gold medalist.
Career
Urrutia was born on 25 August 1963 in Macagua 8, Las Tunas, Cuba.[1] Urrutia played during sixteen seasons in the Cuban National Series for Las Tunas, hitting .310 with 210 home runs, 268 doubles, 865 runs batted in, 865 runs scored and 180 stolen bases.[2]
Urrutia made his debut with the Cuba national baseball team in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup played in Havana. Urrutia was part of the Cuban team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
His son, Henry Urrutia, also played baseball in Cuba, until he defected; Henry later played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.[4]
References
- ↑ García, Joel (4 May 2020). "Ermidelio Urrutia: De la mata a la lata". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ Diaz, Yusseff (30 March 2020). "Ermidelio Urrutia is the patriarch of baseball in Las Tunas". Call to the Pen. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Orioles Sign Cuban Outfielder Henry Urrutia". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Las Tunas Province
- Leñadores de Las Tunas players
- Olympic baseball players for Cuba
- Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists in baseball
- Pan American Games baseball players for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Baseball players at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in baseball
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball
- Baseball players at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- 1994 Baseball World Cup players
- Cuban Olympic medalist stubs
- Cuban baseball outfielder stubs
- Cuban baseball biography stubs
- Baseball manager stubs