Luis Urueta

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Luis Urueta
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Urueta in 2019
Miami Marlins – No. 40
First baseman / Coach
Born: (1981-01-09) January 9, 1981 (age 42)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Minor leagues

Urueta has been a coach or coordinator in the Diamondbacks' farm system since 2007. He was field coordinator for the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks in 2011 and a coach for the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2012. He managed the Arizona League Diamondbacks in 2013 and 2014, accruing an overall managerial win–loss record of 58–54 in those two seasons. [1] Urueta was a coach for the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2015.

International

Urueta coached for Colombia in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, then managed the team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. He guided the team past former WBC teams Panama and Spain to a spot in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Colombia's first trip to the World Baseball Classic. Following this historic qualification, Urueta's services were also retained to skipper the national team at the WBC.

Urueta served as manager of the Liga Dominicana de Beisbol Profesional team Tigres de Licey.[ when? ]

Major leagues

Arizona Diamondbacks

In October 2017, Urueta was hired as a major league coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. [2] He became the bench coach for the Diamondbacks in the 2020 season. [3] Urueta became acting manager in a game against the San Diego Padres on July 26, 2020, after Arizona manager Torey Lovullo was ejected in the fifth inning; it was the first time that a person from Colombia managed a team during a major league game. [4] [5]

Miami Marlins

On November 11, 2022, the Miami Marlins hired Urueta as their bench coach for the 2023 season. [6]

Personal life

Urueta's nickname is "Pipe" (from Felipe). [7] He is married and has two daughters. [3] As a teenager, Urueta was a football (soccer) goalkeeper; he was inspired to pursue a baseball career after watching Édgar Rentería's game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Luis Urueta Minor League & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "D-backs announce 2018 coaching staff". MLB.com . October 26, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Luis Urueta #60". MLB.com . Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ Ruiz, Josue (July 26, 2020). "Un colombiano hace historia en las Grandes Ligas". conlasbasesllenas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ Newman, Logan (July 26, 2020). "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo ejected in 5th inning against Padres". arizonasports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Luis Urueta To Join Miami Marlins as Bench Coach". si.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Márquez, César Augusto (March 8, 2018). "D-Backs' coach Luis Urueta has Colombian soccer roots". lavidabaseball.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

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