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LUIS URÍAS #23 - THIRD BASEMAN - SEATTLE MARINERS
4 HR •
16 RBI •
.191 AVG
4 HR
16 RBI
.191 AVG
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Reaches deal for 2023 Urias agreed to a one-year, $4.7 million contract with the Brewers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Impact Urias will receive a sizable raise in his second year of arbitration eligibility after he made $2.55 million in 2022. The 25-year-old struggled during the first half last season, but he found more success after the All-Star break with a .790 OPS in 56 games.
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Leads Brewers to victory Urias went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's victory over Arizona.
Impact Urias produced two of Milwaukee's three runs Tuesday, getting to Arizona ace Zac Gallen for a couple of extra-base hits. His solo shot in the third inning, Urias' 16th on the season, put Milwaukee up 2-0, and he later smacked a double to score Jace Peterson in the fifth inning. Over his last 10 games dating back to Sept. 20, Urias is batting .382 (13-for-34) with five extra-base hits, four RBI and six runs scored.
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Still on bench Saturday Urias isn't starting Saturday against Miami.
Impact Urias has hit safely in each of his last seven games, hitting .276 with two doubles, four runs, an RBI and five strikeouts during that time. However, he'll be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup while Jace Peterson starts at the hot corner and bats seventh.
OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Day off Friday Urias isn't starting Friday against the Marlins.
Impact Urias went 3-for-8 with two doubles and two runs over the last two games and will get a breather Friday. Jace Peterson is starting at the hot corner and batting seventh.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Swats homer off bench Urias went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 4-0 win over the Dodgers.
Impact Urias didn't start the contest, but he came into the game as a defensive replacement in the third inning after Mike Brosseau left with a rib cage injury. In the following frame, Urias took advantage of the opportunity by drilling a solo homer for Milwaukee's first run. The long ball ended an ice cold stretch for Urias in which he had gone 0-for-20 over his past six games.
AUGUST 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gets night off Urias isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
Impact Urias will take a seat yet again against a southpaw. Mike Brosseau gets another chance to man the hot corner, as he's now done so in each of the last six times Milwaukee has faced a left-handed starter.
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Not in Thursday's lineup Urias is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
Impact Mike Brosseau started at third base the last four times a left-hander opened on the mound for the opponent, and he will do the same Thursday. Urias is hitting just .156 (7-for-45) in August, so a day off could do him some good.
AUGUST 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in Saturday's win Urias went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Cardinals.
Impact Urias accounted for one of three hits and the only run the Brewers were able to get against Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. This was Urias' first homer since July 27, but he has hit safely in five straight games, going 5-for-17 (.294) in that span. The infielder got his slugging percentage back over .400 for the first time since Aug. 2, and he's added a .231 batting average, 13 long balls, 39 RBI, 40 runs scored and a stolen base through 81 contests.
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Gets Thursday off Urias is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.
Impact Amid a rough patch at the plate, Urias will take a seat for the day game after a night game, affording Mike Brosseau a turn at third base. Urias has gone 3-for-20 over his last five starts, with his season-long average falling to .230 as a result.
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Big night in win Urias went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in a 7-6 win Tuesday over Minnesota.
Impact Urias singled and scored in the second, hit a solo shot in the third and walked it off with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. It was his first three-hit game of the season and he has now reached base safely in 11 of his last 12 contests. In July, he has posted a .279/.354/.456 line with three homers.
JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
On bench in second straight Urias is out of the lineup for a second consecutive contest in Sunday's series finale in San Francisco.
Impact Though manager Craig Counsell hasn't provided an update yet, Urias' absence from the lineup for the second straight day suggests he may be nursing an injury. Jace Peterson will pick up another start at third base in place of Urias, who takes a .223/.314/.384 slash line for the season into the All-Star break.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Heading to bench Saturday Urias isn't starting Saturday against the Giants.
Impact Urias is getting a rare day off after he went 2-for-16 with an RBI, two walks and eight strikeouts over the last four games. Jace Peterson is taking over at the hot corner and batting sixth.
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Gamel HR highlights Pirates' 4-3 comeback win over Brewers
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Clubs two-run homer Urias went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's 5-3 win against the Rays.
Impact The 25-year-old launched a two-run shot during Tuesday's victory and went deep again during Wednesday's contest. Urias posted a .478 OPS across his first 19 games in June, but he's gone 6-for-14 with two home runs, a double, six RBI and three runs in his past four contests.
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