The departure of Giovanny Urshela from the New York Yankees and his arrival at the Minnesota Twins was the surprise news of Colombian baseball in the MLB, the most powerful league in world baseball.
The announcement came as a surprise on Sunday night, a few hours after the Yankees posted a video on their social networks of the arrival of the players at the stadium to start their practices for this 2022 season.
According to relatives of the athlete, the news was so shocking that it surprised his entire circle, including Urshela himself.
The Cartagena native, who stood out as a third baseman in the Yankees box, and Dominican catcher Gary Sánchez, the Kraken, were traded for third baseman Josh Donaldson, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and catcher Ben Rortvedt.
speculations
It is speculated that Urshela’s departure was to leverage the hiring of Sánchez, despite the fact that the manager of the Yankees, Aaron Boone, had said that he would be part of his line up.
Last year, at the end of the season with the Yankees, eliminated in the postseason wild card game by the Boston Red Sox, there was speculation about the departure of Urshela, but on December 1, he renewed his contract for one year. and 6.55 million dollars, a figure that is maintained in his new team.
Last season, Urshela’s third with the Yankees, was low key: he hit .267 in 116 games. He scored 42 runs, had 112 hits, had 18 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs. It should be remembered that in the end, Urshela was shortstop, a position in which it was ensured that he would play for the Yankees.
During 2021, Urshela suffered two casualties due to covid and in December 2020 he underwent surgery for an injury to his right elbow (removal of a bone chip) that left him disabled for three months, so he could only join the preseason of the last year in the final weeks of work for the Yankees.
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