Ramón Francisco Urías Figueroa (born June 3, 1994) is a Mexican professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Primarily a

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, he is noted for his defense and versatility of which he plays at all four infield positions.

Career

Texas Rangers

Urías signed with the Texas Rangers as an international

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in December 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers, batting .213 with one home run and 13 RBIs over 49 games. In 2012, he returned to the DSL where he batted .268/.346/.342 with one home run and 36 RBIs in 56 games.

Diablos Rojos del México

In 2013, the Rangers loaned him to

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of the

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, where he played from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, he slashed .340/.433/.577 with 19 home runs and 79 RBIs over 106 games.

St. Louis Cardinals

Following the season, he signed a minor league contract with the

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. Urías began the 2018 season with the

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before being promoted to the

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. In 90 games between the two clubs, he hit .300/.356/.516 with 13 home runs and 44 RBIs. The Cardinals added him to their

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after the 2018 season. Urías returned to Memphis to begin 2019, and also spent time with Springfield and the

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. Over 103 games between both teams, he batted .262 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs. Urías was

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by the Cardinals on February 6, 2020.

Baltimore Orioles

Urías was claimed off waivers by the

on February 11, 2020. On August 18, 2020, Urías was promoted to MLB for the first time. Urías made his major league debut on August 20 against the

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, striking out in his only plate appearance. In 25 at-bats in his rookie season for the Orioles, Urías slashed .360/.407/.560 with a home run and three RBI. In 2021, Urías appeared in 262 at-bats for the Orioles and bat .279/.361/.412 with seven home runs and 38 RBIs. Urías became the team's' primary third baseman for the 2022 season. In 403 at-bats, he slashed .248/.305/.414 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs. Urías managed a 3.6WAR for 2022, and hit his first career triple on September 27 against the

. In the same game, Urías hit 3-for-3 and was on track to hit for the cycle for the first time in his career before exiting the game on a knee sprain injury that placed him on the 10-day IL and ended his season early. Urías won the

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for American League third basemen. Urías achieved a career-high five RBI in a 12–10

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loss to the

on August 16, 2024.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Luis Urías, also an MLB infielder.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Urías, Ramón 1994 births Living people Aberdeen IronBirds players Águilas de Mexicali players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Sonora Cañeros de Los Mochis players Dominican Summer League Rangers players Mexican expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Diablos Rojos del México players Gold Glove Award winners Major League Baseball players from Mexico 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Major League Baseball second basemen Memphis Redbirds players Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball second basemen Mexican League baseball shortstops Mexican League baseball third basemen Norfolk Tides players Palm Beach Cardinals players People from Magdalena de Kino Springfield Cardinals players