A’s officially announce signing of 3B Gio Urshela
Dec 23, 2024, 9:16 AM
(Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)
(Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)
Release courtesy of Athletics Communications
The Athletics agreed to terms with infielder Gio Urshela on a one-year contract for the 2025 season, the club announced over the weekend.
Urshela began the 2024 season at Detroit and was hitting .243 with five home runs and 37 RBI in 92 games when he was released in mid-August. He signed with Atlanta and batted .265 with four home runs and 15 RBI in 36 games with the Braves. The 33-year-old right-handed hitter combined for a .250 batting average in 128 games overall, making 102 starts at third base and 15 at first base. Urshela also went 0-for-6 in two postseason games for Atlanta, his fifth season with postseason experience.
We have signed infielder Gio Urshela to a one-year contract. pic.twitter.com/wYnlapK7DS
— Athletics (@Athletics) December 22, 2024
Urshela is a .273 career hitter with 73 home runs, 332 RBI and a .729 OPS in 792 games over nine seasons in the majors with Cleveland (2015, 17), Toronto (2018), New York-AL (2019-21), Minnesota (2022), Los Angeles-AL (2023), Detroit (2024) and Atlanta (2024).
He batted .299 in 62 games with the Angels in 2023 before a fractured pelvis ended his season in mid-June. The native of Colombia had his best season with the Yankees in 2019 when he hit .314 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 132 games. Urshela led Major League third basemen with a .992 fielding percentage in 2020 and has made 614 of his 700 career starts at third base.
More on Gio Urshela & the A’s
The Athletics have found a third baseman for the 2025 season.
According to The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal, the A’s have signed veteran third baseman Gio Urshela to a one-year deal for the 2025 season. The agreement is pending a physical.
Urshela, 33, is a nine-year MLB veteran who has experienced stops in Cleveland, Toronto, New York (Yankees), Minnesota, Los Angeles (Angels), Detroit, and most recently, Atlanta.
Over 128 games in 2024, Urshela hit .250 with nine home runs and 52 RBI. Urshela is known to be a glove-first infielder, but he has posted several strong seasons at the plate, hitting .314 with the Yankees in 2019 and .285 with Minnesota in 2022.
Urshela will reunite with A’s ace Luis Severino for the first time since the duo played together with the Yankees from 2019-21.
Upcoming 2024-25 MLB Offseason Dates
- MLB free agency begins the day after the final World Series game
- Players can sign contracts with new teams five days after the final World Series game
- December 8-11th – MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, TX
- February TBD – Pitchers & catchers report for Spring Training
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