Cleveland Indians Urshela signed with the
Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2008. He made his professional debut in 2009, playing for the
Dominican Summer League Indians and the
Arizona League Indians. in 2013 Urshela started the 2014 season with Akron and was promoted to the
Columbus Clippers of the
Class AAA International League during the season. After the 2014 season, the Indians added Urshela to their
40-man roster. He was named the Indians' fourth best prospect by MLB.com in 2015. Urshela began the 2015 season with Columbus. He was called up to the major leagues on June 8, 2015. He got his first major league hit, a single, and first major league home run in the same game against the
Seattle Mariners on June 11, 2015. He spent the entire 2016 season playing with Columbus and in the offseason he played winter baseball in the
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for
Águilas del Zulia alongside future Yankees teammate
Mike Tauchman. Urshela batted .224 in 67 major league games for Cleveland in 2017. He opened the
2018 season on the disabled list. After completing his rehab assignment in the minors, Urshela was designated for assignment on May 4. He had batted .225 in 453
plate appearances for Cleveland. He cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons on July 3. He batted .244 in 91 plate appearances for the Bisons. The Yankees assigned him to the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He worked with
Phil Plantier, the RailRiders'
hitting coach, to make changes to his batting stance. Urshela batted .307 in 107 plate appearances for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees selected Urshela's contract on April 6, 2019, after
Miguel Andújar, the Yankees' starting third baseman tore his right shoulder
labrum. Urshela began the season hitting 25-for-71 (.352), and continued to play for the Yankees when Andújar returned briefly in May, though Andújar soon opted to have season-ending surgery. Urshela opened the 2020 season as the Yankees' starting third baseman. He played in 43 of the team's 60 games, missing time with a groin injury in late August. He batted .298/.368/.490 with 6 home runs and 30 RBIs, and led all qualifying third basemen with a .992 fielding percentage. On September 30, in Game 2 of the
AL Wild Card Series, Urshela became the first Yankees third baseman to hit a postseason grand slam doing so against his former team, the Cleveland Indians. This also helped the Yankees sweep the Indians in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. The Yankees went on to lose in the
Division Series to the Tampa Bay Rays in five games.
Minnesota Twins On March 13, 2022, the Yankees traded Urshela and
Gary Sánchez to the
Minnesota Twins in exchange for
Josh Donaldson,
Isiah Kiner-Falefa and
Ben Rortvedt. In 2022 he batted .285/.338/.429. He was picked off at second base twice, leading the majors. In October 2022, it was announced that Urshela would spend the 2022 offseason playing with his hometown
Tigres de Cartagena of the
Colombian Professional Baseball League.
Los Angeles Angels On November 18, 2022, Urshela was traded from the Twins to the
Los Angeles Angels for minor league pitcher Alejandro Hidalgo. The Angels began the 2023 season with Urshela as their regular shortstop. On June 16, 2023, Urshela was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left pelvis fracture. On June 21, 2023, the Angels announced Urshela would not need surgery but would miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
Detroit Tigers On February 22, 2024, Urshela signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the
Detroit Tigers. In 92 games for the Tigers, he batted .243/.286/.333 with five home runs and 37 RBIs. On August 16, Urshela was
designated for assignment. He was released two days later.
Atlanta Braves On August 20, 2024, Urshela signed a one-year, major league contract with the
Atlanta Braves. In 36 games for Atlanta, he batted .265/.287/.424 with four home runs and 15 RBI.
Athletics On December 19, 2024, Urshela signed a one-year, major league contract with the
Athletics. In 59 appearances for the Athletics, he slashed .238/.287/.326 with no home runs and 20 RBI. Urshela was designated for assignment by the team on August 15, 2025. He was released by the team after clearing waivers on August 17.
Minnesota Twins (second stint) On February 9, 2026, Urshela signed a minor league contract with the
Minnesota Twins. He was released by Minnesota prior to the start of the regular season on March 20. ==International career==