Misplaced Pages

Osmani Urrutia

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Cuban baseball player In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez. Baseball player
Osmani Urrutia
Outfielder
Born: (1976-06-29) 29 June 1976 (age 48)
Jobabo, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Bats: RightThrows: Right
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Cuba
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2006 San Diego Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Taipei Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Taipei Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taichung Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team

Osmani Urrutia Ramírez (also spelled Osmany) (born June 29, 1976) is a Cuban baseball player. He plays right field for the Las Tunas Magos of the Cuban National Series and for the Cuba national baseball team.

Career in Cuba

Playing for Las Tunas, Urrutia hit over .400 in the Cuban National Series for three straight years, beginning in 2000 (.431 in 2000-2001, .408 in 2001-2002 and .421 in 2002-2003).

International experience

Urrutia, who is 1.78m (5'10") and 104 kg (229 pounds), has competed in many international tournaments for Cuba, including:

During the 2005 World Cup of Baseball, Urrutia hit for a .387 average with five runs batted in (RBI) and 12 hits in 31 at-bats. During the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Urrutia batted .387 with one home run and seven RBIs in eight games, leading team Cuba to the championship game, where they lost 10-6 to Japan.

References

External links

Preceded byJavier Méndez Cuban National Series MVP
2003-04
Succeeded byYulieski Gourriel
Cuba roster2006 World Baseball Classic runners-up



Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This biographical article relating to a Cuban baseball outfielder is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a Cuban Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: