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11 Facts About Yulieski Gourriel

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Yulieski Gourriel Castillo was born on June 9,1984, and commonly known as Yuli Gurriel and nicknamed "La Pina", is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

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Yulieski Gourriel previously played for Sancti Spiritus in the Cuban National Series and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Yulieski Gourriel defected from Cuba in 2016, and made his major league debut that year.

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Yulieski Gourriel helped lead the club to American League pennants in 2019 and 2021.

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Yulieski Gourriel was the AL Gold Glove Award winner for first baseman in 2021, making him the oldest player to win a Gold Glove at that position.

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Yulieski Gourriel played his Cuban career with Sancti Spiritus and Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

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Yulieski Gourriel played a total of 15 games in the Astros' minor league system that year.

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Yulieski Gourriel was then promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League.

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Yulieski Gourriel was required to undergo sensitivity training in the offseason.

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Yulieski Gourriel established career-highs in numerous categories, including in games played, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, runs, hits, home runs, RBI, and bases on balls.

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Yulieski Gourriel won his first career Gold Glove Award, becoming the second Astro to win the award at the position and first since Bagwell.

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