Ermidelio Urrutia Explained

Ermidelio Urrutia
Position:	Outfielder
Birth Date:	25 August 1963
Birth Place:	Las Tunas, Cuba
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Show-Medals:	no

Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga (born 25 August 1963) is a Cuban baseball manager and former player as well as an Olympic gold medalist.

Career

Urrutia was born on 25 August 1963 in Macagua 8, Las Tunas, Cuba.^[1] Urrutia played during sixteen seasons in the Cuban National Series for Las Tunas, hitting .310 with 210 home runs, 268 doubles, 865 runs batted in, 865 runs scored and 180 stolen bases.^[2]

Urrutia made his debut with the Cuba national baseball team in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup played in Havana. Urrutia was part of the Cuban team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Personal life

His son, Henry Urrutia, also played baseball in Cuba, until he defected.^[4]

External links

• https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/ermidelio-urrutia-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/ermidelio-urrutia-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ermidelio Urrutia: De la mata a la lata. Cubadebate. Joel. García. 4 May 2020. 27 March 2023. es.
2. Web site: Ermidelio Urrutia is the patriarch of baseball in Las Tunas. Call to the Pen. Yusseff. Diaz. 30 March 2020. 27 March 2023.
3. Web site: Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age. Olympics.com. 27 March 2023.
4. Web site: Baseball America Blog Baseball America Prospects Blog Orioles Sign Cuban Outfielder Henry Urrutia. www.baseballamerica.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718060551/http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/07/orioles-sign-cuban-outfielder-henry-urrutia/ . 18 July 2012.