José Urquidy is a six-foot, 217 lb. right-handed starting pitcher from Mazatlan, MX. Born on May 1, 1995, he signed his first professional deal with the Astros on March 9, 2015. He made his debut in 2019, and over the first three seasons of his major league career he was 11-5 with a 3.55 ERA, a 1.019 WHIP, and 147 strikeouts in 177 2⁄3 innings. He only walked 34 batters during his first 34 appearances, including 32 starts.
Urquidy began the 2022 season as Houston’s number-four starter in the rotation. On June 26, in an eventual 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees, he went seven innings, walking three and striking out three.