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Yuli Gurriel

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (June 9, 1984- )
    Born in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
    First baseman for the Yokohama BayStars (2014-15) and the Houston Astros
    World Series champion (2017)
    AL Batting champion (2021)

Why he might be annoying:

    His first name sounds close to Julie.
    He sports bizarre and unorthodox hairstyles.
    He didn't make his major league debut until the age of 32.
    He was mistakenly believed to have defected to Colombia in 2001.
    He was caught on camera making a racist gesture directed towards Yu Darvish.
    He was suspended the first five games of the 2018 season for sensitivity training as a result.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the son of Cuban baseball legend Lourdes Gurriel and the brother of fellow major leaguer Lourdes Gurriel, Jr.
    He was a member of the Cuban men's baseball team that won a Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens (2004).
    He donated his forfeited salary from the Darvish incident to charities that promoted inclusion.
    He established himself as one of the American League's top first basemen upon joining the Astros.
    He was the first Astro player to win a batting title in the American League.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying