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Yulieski Gourriel | Third Baseman

Team: International Player
Age / DOB:  (28) / 6/9/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 175
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Cuba defeated Mexico 7-4 on Monday night to stay alive in the World Baseball Classic.
Mexico was eliminated, as Cuba's Norge Vera, who left with a leg problem, and Pedro Luis Laza combined for 11 strikeouts over nine innings. Frederich Cepeda went 3-for-4 with four RBI in the game, and Yuliesky Gourriel went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Tue, Mar 17, 2009 02:37:00 AM

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Yulieski Gourriel - 3B - Player

Yuliesky Gourriel homered and drove in four runs as Cuba beat Mexico 16-4 in seven innings to end round one play in the WBC.

Frederich Cepeda hit his third homer for Cuba. This sets up a Japan-Cuba game to start Pool 1 play. Mexico will face Korea in Game 2.
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 12:57:00 AM
Yulieski Gourriel - 3B - Player

Yuliesky Gourriel, who was rumored to have defected, said he returned with the Cuban national team from a tournament in Colombia.

A report last week said Gourriel and shortstop Eduardo Paret had asked for asylum in Colombia. "I laughed when I saw those reports, because I was home as soon as we finished playing," Gourriel told ESPNdeportes.com. If the 22-year-old Gourriel were to defeat, he'd immediately become one of the game's most sought-after free agents. Gourriel, though, says he doesn't want to leave Cuba. "My commitment is to my family, which has guided me since I was little, and the revolution, which has guaranteed me everything I've needed to become a ballplayer," he said. "That's all I need as a person. ... I have definite convictions."
Source: ESPN Deportes
Wed, Aug 2, 2006 02:23:00 PM
Yulieski Gourriel - 3B - Player

According to Dominican newspaper El Nacional, Cuban players Yuliesky Gourriel and Eduardo Paret may have defected and asked for asylum in Columbia.

If Gourriel and Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka become available, it's going to be a very interesting offseason. Gourriel, who turned 22 in June, looked like Cuba's most talented player while hitting .273/.342/.515 in 33 at-bats in the WBC. Should he become a free agent, he'd likely be a regular at third or second for some team next year. The Yankees would surely be interested even though they're pretty well set at both positions. Paret, who was Cuba's shortstop in the tournament, would be less attractive to teams since he turns 34 in October.
Source: El Nacional
Fri, Jul 28, 2006 06:14:00 PM

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