AB/SO ratio (7.9). Iin the 2022 ALDS, Gurriel played a critical role in a sweep of the Mariners, batting .400/.400/1.000 with one home run, one stolen base, and no strikeouts over 15 at bats. It was his third postseason series with an OPS of at least 1.000, and first since the 2021 ALCS versus Boston. During Game 5 of the World Series, he exited with a knee injury, and was removed from the roster. A resurgent Gurriel batted .347/.360/.490 during the club's postseason. The following day, the Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to give Gurriel his second World Series title. THe Houston Chronicle ranked Gurriel as the fourth-best first baseman in Astros history through the 2022 season among those who played there more for the club than any other position, following Bagwell, Bob Watson, Glenn Davis and ahead of Lee May. Gurriel was an integral piece on squads that made six consecutive six American League Championship Series and won two World Series titles. He batted .284 with 94 home runs, 435 RBI and .776 OPS in his first seven seasons in Houston, and hit another 8 home runs in 85 postseason games. Following the World Series, Gurriel became a free agent. Batting profile As a right-handed batter, Gurriel is unusual in the sense that he has a better batting average against right handed pitchers than left-handers, and is better at batting against breaking balls away from the bat, esp. sliders. Personal life Gurriel is the older brother of Lourdes Gurriel Jr. who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is the son of Lourdes Gurriel. His family currently resides in Miami, Florida. See also Houston Astros award winners and league leaders Houston Astros sign stealing scandal List of baseball players who defected from Cuba List of Major League Baseball players from Cuba List of Olympic medalists in baseball List of Olympic Games gold medalists who won World Series References External links 1984 births Living people American League batting champions Baseball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Corpus Christi Hooks players Defecting Cuban baseball players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan Fresno Grizzlies