Osmani Urrutia

Osmani Urrutia Ramírez is a Cuban former professional baseball outfielder. He played in the Cuban National Series for the Las Tunas Magos and for the Cuba national baseball team.

Cuban career

Playing for Las Tunas, Urrutia hit over.400 in the Cuban National Series for three straight years, beginning in 2000.

International experience

Urrutia, who is and, has competed in many international tournaments for Cuba, including:

2001 World Championship
2000 and 2001 World Cup of Baseball in the Netherlands
2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 World Cup of Baseball
2004 Athens Olympics
2006 World Baseball Classic

During the 2005 World Cup of Baseball, Urrutia hit for a.387 average with five runs batted in and 12 hits in 31 at-bats. During the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Urrutia batted.387 with one home run and seven RBI in eight games, leading team Cuba to the championship game, where they lost 10–6 to Japan.

Personal life

Urrutia's nephew, Henry, played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.