Richard Ureņa SS
Buffalo Bisons
- Triple-A | International League
- MLB Parent Club: Toronto Blue Jays
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Richard Ureņa
- Age: 24 (February 26, 1996)
- Birthplace: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
- Bats/Throws: S/R Ht: 6' 0" Wt: 195
- MLB Debut: 09/01/2017
Richard Ureņa Career Stats
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December 18, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Richard Urena to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
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November 2, 2020 | SS Richard Urena elected free agency. |
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February 25, 2020 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Baltimore Orioles. |
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February 23, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles sent SS Richard Urena outright to Norfolk Tides. |
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February 19, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles designated SS Richard Urena for assignment. |
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January 10, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles claimed SS Richard Urena off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays. |
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December 30, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays designated SS Richard Urena for assignment. |
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September 3, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled SS Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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August 24, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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August 20, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 24, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 16, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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April 26, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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April 21, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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April 13, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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September 4, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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August 24, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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August 7, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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July 22, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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July 20, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled SS Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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July 20, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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June 14, 2018 | Richard Urena roster status changed by Buffalo Bisons. |
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June 2, 2018 | Buffalo Bisons placed SS Richard Urena on the 7-day disabled list. |
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May 21, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 8, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 6, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 4, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from Buffalo Bisons. |
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May 1, 2018 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Buffalo Bisons from Dunedin Blue Jays. |
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April 22, 2018 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from Buffalo Bisons. |
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April 2, 2018 | Buffalo Bisons placed SS Richard Urena on the 7-day disabled list. |
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March 18, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to Buffalo Bisons. |
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September 1, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays recalled Richard Urena from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. |
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March 17, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays optioned SS Richard Urena to New Hampshire Fisher Cats. |
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November 18, 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of Richard Urena from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. |
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August 3, 2016 | SS Richard Urena assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Dunedin Blue Jays. |
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April 4, 2016 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from Lansing Lugnuts. |
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January 12, 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays invited non-roster SS Richard Urena to spring training. |
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August 9, 2015 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Lansing Lugnuts from Dunedin Blue Jays. |
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July 2, 2015 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from Lansing Lugnuts. |
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April 6, 2015 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Lansing Lugnuts from Vancouver Canadians. |
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March 20, 2015 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Toronto Blue Jays. |
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August 20, 2014 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Bluefield Blue Jays. |
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June 17, 2014 | SS Richard Urena assigned to Bluefield Blue Jays from GCL Blue Jays. |
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August 21, 2013 | SS Richard Urena assigned to GCL Blue Jays from DSL Blue Jays. |
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March 2, 2013 | Richard Urena assigned to DSL Blue Jays. |
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July 3, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Richard Urena to a minor league contract. |
Richard Ureņa Awards and Honors
Richard Ureņa SS
- Full Name: Richard Urena
- Born: February 26, 1996
- Age: 24
- Birthplace: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
- Bats: S
- Throws: R
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 195
- MLB Debut: 09/01/2017
2019
♦ Made first career Opening Day roster with Toronto. Batted .243 over 30 games with the Blue Jays while spending most of the season with Triple-A Buffalo, batting .274 in 98 games in the International League. Totaled 18 doubles, four triples, six home runs with Buffalo.
♦ Finished among team leaders with Buffalo in batting average (3rd), OBP (3rd), hits (3rd), triples (T-2nd), RBI (4th), and doubles (4th) (among all qualified players).
♦ Totaled with 29 multi-hit game, 26 with Buffalo and three with Toronto.
♦ Played five different positions for Toronto in 30 games (shortstop, second-base, third-base, left-field and pitcher). Only played infield positions with Buffalo.
♦ Made first professional pitching appearance on 8/20 at Los Angeles-NL. Allowed four runs in 1.0 inning, pitching in the bottom of the eighth in what was already a 12-3 deficit.
♦ Tied a Major League career-high six game hitting streak, continuing a streak from last
season with five straight games with a hit to begin the 2019 campaign (9/30/18-4/5).
♦ Whacked three hits and two doubles vs Detroit on 3/31, his most doubles in a MLB game. Only other multi-extra-base hit game was on 8/15 vs Toledo, with two doubles.
♦ Recorded a hit in every game he appeared in against the Tides (three games).
♦ Batted .286 in 16 games at the Rogers Centre (14-49).
2018
♦ Appeared in a career-high 40 games with Toronto, batting .293 with 29 hits and six RBI. Played in 65 games with Triple-A Buffalo and seven games with Single-A Dunedin.
♦ Hit almost 80 points higher with Toronto than with Buffalo.
♦ Played in seven games with Dunedin in a rehab assignment, recovering from a intercostal strain. Made first appearances with Buffalo on 5/2. Was promoted to Toronto on 5/9.
♦ Recorded only Major League home run on 5/16 at New York-NL, a three-run home run.
♦ Made five different stints with Toronto throughout the season.
♦ Totaled 21 multi-hit games throughout the season (16 with Buffalo, four with Toronto).
♦ Registered first multi-stolen base game in the Majors on 9/28 at Tampa Bay.
♦ Finished with a .305 batting average (18-59) in 26 games in Toronto home games, compared to a .275 (11-40) in 14 road games with the Blue Jays.
2017
♦ Spent most of the season with Double-A New Hampshire, batting .247 with 36 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 44 runs scored and 60 RBI for the Fisher Cats.
♦ Finished second in doubles, third in extra-base hits (44) and tied for fifth in RBI among all Blue Jays minor league batters. Also finished sixth in hits in the same category.
♦ Made Major League debut on 9/1 at Baltimore as a defensive replacement at third-base. Recorded a hit in first Major League at-bat, a double in the 12th inning. Became first Blue Jay to have an extra-base hit in first at-bat since JP Arencibia on 8/7/10 (home run).
♦ Set a Major League high with three walks at Baltimore on 9/3.
♦ Hit first Major League home run off of RHP Alex Wilson on 9/8 vs Detroit.
♦ Batted .265 with 30 hits in 27 games for New Hampshire in August with 12 RBI.
♦ Finished with a .367 average (11-30) in 10 games at Rogers Centre.
2016
♦ Split season between Single-A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire. Combined to bat .295 with 24 doubles, 12 triples, eight home runs and 59 RBI in 127 total games.
♦ Named a post-season All-Star in the Florida State League after batting .305 with 120 hits in 97 games with Dunedin. Also named a Toronto Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com.
♦ His 12 triples in a season were the most by a Blue Jays minor leaguer since Sean Shoffit hit 13 triples for Single-A Lansing in 2007.
♦ Invited to Major League spring training for the first time to begin the season and added to the Blue Jay's 40-man roster at the end of the campaign.
♦ Set a single game record for New Hampshire with three triples in a game on 8/10 vs Bowie.
♦ Named the Blue Jays top prospect and ranked 91st on MLB's Top 100 Prospects on 7/27.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
♦ Split the 2015 season between Single-A Lansing and Single-A Dunedin.
Combined to hit .262 with 16 doubles, five triples and 16 home runs over 121 games.
♦ Finished a triple short of the cycle on 5/25/15 vs Fort Wayne while setting a career-high with four runs scored in the contest. Also had two RBI in four at-bats.
♦ Named a Midwest League All-Star and an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com in 2015.
♦ Played most the 2014 season with Rookie-level Bluefield, batting .318 with 69 hits in 53 games in the Appalachian League. Also appeared in nine games with Single-A Vancouver.
♦ Named an Appalachian League post-season All-Star after the 2014 season. Also totaled a 25-game hitting streak for Bluefield, a professional high.
♦ Hit safely in first 21 of 22 games with the DSL Blue Jays in first professional season.
PERSONAL
♦ Selected off of waivers by Baltimore from Toronto on 1/10/20.
♦ Originally signed by Toronto as an international free agent on 7/3/12.
♦ Born and resides in San Francisco de Macrois, the sixth most populated city in the
Dominican Republic. Also hometown of two-time MLB All-Star Julián Javier.