An argument for Gurriel starts with his championship pedigree. He won two World Series titles (2017 and 2022) in four appearances with the Houston Astros. Gurriel batted .261 with 8 HRs and 39 ...

MLB camp invite. — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 17, 2025 Gurriel, 40, is a nine-year veteran of the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals. He came over from Cuba in 2016 at ...

Gurriel, who left the Astros after helping the team win the 2022 World Series, signed a minor league contract with the Padres on Monday. He told reporters Wednesday that Darvish approached him in ...

Gurriel has produced strong contact rates throughout his career, but he has shown a significant decline over the past three years. The longtime Houston Astros player spent much of last season with ...

In order for the San Diego Padres to sign Yuli Gurriel, they needed permission from Yu Darvish. Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller reportedly first reached out to Darvish about ...

Familiar face stops by Padres spring training The Cuban native spent seven years with the Houston Astros, where he won two World Series rings in 2017 and 2022. Other accomplishments for Gurriel ...

Gurriel stumbled to a .242/.288/.360 slash during his final year with the Astros. He posted similar production over 329 plate appearances for the Marlins in 2023. Gurriel barely played in the ...