After opportunities with the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, Gio Urshela was shipped off to the New York Yankees for cash considerations. Little did those teams know that Urshela would turn into a star in New York.
The Yankees started off the 2019 season injury-plagued, and it included third-baseman Miguel Andujar going on the IL. They turned to Urshela in mid-April, and he immediately made a massive impact. He hit .345 in April with one home run, six runs batted in, and a .909 OPS.
Urshela’s hot April led to him batting .