Ermidelio Urrutia

Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga is a Cuban professional baseball manager and former outfielder, as well as an Olympic gold medalist.

Career

Urrutia was born on 25 August 1963 in Macagua 8, Las Tunas, Cuba. Urrutia played during sixteen seasons in the Cuban National Series 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 Cuba national baseball team in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup played in Havana. Urrutia was part of the Cuban team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

His son, Henry Urrutia, also played baseball in Cuba, until he defected; Henry later played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.