Minor league deal with Marlins officially ends Yuli Gurriel's Astros tenure
At the end of the 2022 World Series, first baseman Yuli Gurriel called his Astros tenure"the best seven years of my life."WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Yuli Gurriel's Astros tenure is officially over. The beloved first baseman and clubhouse cornerstone reached an agreement with the Miami Marlins on a minor league contract Thursday, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
Gurriel's deal with the Marlins includes an invitation to major league spring training. The 38-year-old first baseman should have a real chance to break camp on Miami's opening day roster. That Gurriel stayed without a job until early March is indicative of how the industry viewed his sharp decline last season. Gurriel won the American League batting title in 2021 but slashed just .242/.288/.360 in 584 regular-season plate appearances last season.
Gurriel hit .347 during the Astros' 2022 playoff run but injured his knee during Game 5 of the World Series and could not appear in Game 6. After the Astros won it, Gurriel called his Houston tenure"the best seven years of my life" and said he wished to return. José Abreu's addition in December all but signaled the end of Gurriel's time in Houston.
A member of Cuban baseball royalty and considered one of the country's greatest players, Gurriel defected in 2016 and signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract with the Astros. He debuted later that year and finished fourth in American League Rookie of the Year voting during his first full season in 2017, one he finished by catching the final out of Houston's first World Series championship.
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