Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga (born 25 August 1963) is a

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manager and former player as well as an

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gold medalist.

Career

Urrutia was born on 25 August 1963 in Macagua 8, Las Tunas, Cuba. Urrutia played during sixteen seasons in the

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for Las Tunas, hitting .310 with 210 home runs, 268 doubles, 865 runs batted in, 865 runs scored and 180 stolen bases. Urrutia made his debut with the

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in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup played in

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Personal life

His son,

Henry Urrutia Henry Alexander Urrutia Rodríguez ( ; born February 13, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (ML ...

, also played baseball in Cuba, until he defected.

References

1963 births Living people Baseball players from Las Tunas Province Leñadores de Las Tunas players Olympic baseball players for Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in baseball Pan American Games baseball players for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Goodwill Games medalists in baseball Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 1994 Baseball World Cup players {{Cuba-baseball-bio-stub