Yuli Gurriel
Full name: Yulieski Gurriel Castillo
Also known as: Yulieski · Yulieski Gurriel
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- 1984-06-09 · Sancti Spiritus
- Debut
- 2016-08-21
Yuli Gurriel is a Cuban baseball player, born on 9 June 1984 in Sancti Spiritus. His full name is recorded as Yulieski Gurriel Castillo. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 10 seasons in the American League and National League, between 2016 and 2025. Most of that was with Houston Astros, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres.
Across his recorded career he batted .278, with 956 hits, 98 home runs and 471 runs batted in. His 956 hits are the 22nd highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 471 runs batted in are the 22nd highest total among the 237 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .319, in 2021 (530 AB). His most home runs in a season was 31, in 2019.
Career summary
- Seasons 10 (2016–2025)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsHouston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.279 / .325 / .437
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Houston Astros | National League | 36 | 137 | 130 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | .262 | .292 | .385 | .677 |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | National League | 139 | 564 | 529 | 69 | 158 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 257 | .299 | .332 | .486 | .818 |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | National League | 136 | 573 | 537 | 70 | 156 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 230 | .291 | .323 | .428 | .751 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | National League | 144 | 612 | 564 | 85 | 168 | 40 | 2 | 31 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 305 | .298 | .343 | .541 | .884 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | National League | 57 | 230 | 211 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | .232 | .274 | .384 | .658 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | National League | 143 | 605 | 530 | 83 | 169 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 245 | .319 | .383 | .462 | .845 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | National League | 146 | 584 | 545 | 53 | 132 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 196 | .242 | .288 | .360 | .648 |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins | National League | 108 | 329 | 298 | 32 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 107 | .245 | .304 | .359 | .663 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 18 | 65 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .241 | .338 | .296 | .634 |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | National League | 16 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .139 | .339 |
| Career total | — | National League | 925 | 3674 | 3380 | 434 | 943 | 223 | 8 | 98 | 465 | 27 | 9 | 218 | 422 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1476 | .279 | .325 | .437 | .762 |
| Career total | — | American League | 18 | 65 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .241 | .338 | .296 | .634 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuli Gurriel born?
Yuli Gurriel was born on 1984-06-09 in Sancti Spiritus.
Which teams did Yuli Gurriel play for?
Yuli Gurriel appears for Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres across 10 recorded seasons.
What are Yuli Gurriel's career statistics?
In 10 recorded seasons Yuli Gurriel batted .279 with 943 hits, 98 home runs and 465 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
