Gio Urshela Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/11/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Gio Urshela Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Gio Urshela News
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired third baseman Gio Urshela from the Minnesota Twins, according to an announcement made by the team. Minnesota will receive minor league right-handed pitcher Alejandro Hidalgo in return. Urshela enjoyed a strong 2022 season at the plate, slashing .285/.338/.429 with a 119 wRC+ in 551 plate appearances across 144 games. While his natural position of third base is blocked in Los Angeles by Anthony Rendon, he is expected to garner playing time around the infield, and has a chance to be the starting shortstop for manager Phil Nevin, who coached Urshela when both were with the New York Yankees.
Minnesota Twins third baseman Gio Urshela reached base in all four of his plate appearances in a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk. It was his 12th homer of the season and his first since August 12. Urshela now has a six-game hitting streak going with three multi-hit performances in that span. For the season, he's managed a serviceable .745 OPS with 48 runs scored, 54 RBI, and one steal. Urshela isn't a must for fantasy managers, but he's worth rostering during this hot streak.
Minnesota Twins third baseman Gio Urshela is not in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. This appears to be a routine day of rest for the 30-year-old. Jose Miranda is taking over at third base and batting third in his place. Urshela has been a solid contributor this season, rocking a .274/.330/.402 batting line with five home runs and 24 RBI across 179 at-bats.
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Rengifo |
| 2 | Mike Trout |
| 4 | Taylor Ward |
| 5 | Matt Duffy |
| 6 | David Fletcher |
| 7 | Livan Soto |
| 8 | Jo Adell |
| 9 | Max Stassi |
Gio Urshela Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Rengifo |
| 2 | Mike Trout |
| 4 | Taylor Ward |
| 5 | Matt Duffy |
| 6 | David Fletcher |
| 7 | Livan Soto |
| 8 | Jo Adell |
| 9 | Max Stassi |
After his out-of-nowhere breakout in 2019, the pressure was on New York Yankees third basemanGio Urshela to prove it wasn't a fluke. He lived up to it, as he put together a very nice 2020 season. While he didn't display as strong a power profile as he did in 2019, he did still manage a solid .192 ISO and his Statast batted-ball profile is quite encouraging and not far off from his 2019 breakout season. His average exit velocity (91.4 mph) and expected batting average (.315) both topped his 2019 marks, while his barrel and hard-hit rates were in line with his 2019 season. Urshela also maintained his reputation for putting the ball in play, with his strikeout rate dropping way down to 14.4%, one of the lowest marks in baseball. Urshela also made strides in what was his biggest area of weakness: plate discipline. His walk rate skyrocketed to 10.3%, double what it was in 2019. This was due to Urshela being a bit more selective at the plate. His swing rate dropped 8% to 48.2% swing rate. That drop in swing rate is mainly due to his chase rate dropping 12.5% to 27.6%. Urshela already had an encouraging batted-ball profile, but with an extra boost in plate discipline, he should be a player to believe in going forward and is likely still a bargain with an ADP in the 150s.
