Henry Urrutia #51

Signed by Orioles scout Fred Ferreira…Played for Las Tunas in the Cuban League from 2006 to 2010…Batted .350 (394-1127) with 209 runs, 72 doubles, nine triples, 33 home runs and 219 RBI in his age 19-23 seasons…Set career-highs in average (.397; 121-305), on-base percentage (.461), slugging percentage (.597), hits (121), doubles (23), home runs (12) and RBI (76) in 2010…Also represented Cuba in the 2010 World Championships…His uncle, Osmani Urrutia, played professionally in Cuba and won five consecutive batting titles…Henry was managed by his father when he played for Las Tunas…Did not play in 2011 due to a suspension after an unsuccessful attempt at defection…He established residency in Haiti after defecting from Cuba

2014

Played 51 games with Triple-A Norfolk, batting .270/.284/.338 with 12 doubles, a triple, and 17 RBI...Placed on the disabled list, retroactive to April 29, with an abdominal strain, May 1...Batted .184 (9-49) over a 14-game stretch with the GCL Orioles, July 5-24...Hit .310 (31-100) with four doubles, a triple, and nine RBI over 26 August games...Posted a .391 (18-46) clip when ahead in the count.

2013

Won Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award, hitting a combined .347/.406/.506 with 31 extra-base hits, 50 RBI and 49 runs scored in 81 total games with Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk... Named Organizational Player of the Month for June (.425, four home runs and 17 RBI) in 19 games with the Baysox... Played in the MLB All-Star Futures Game (went 0-for-3 for the World Team)... Named to the Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star team... Made his ML debut, July 20 @TEX, collecting first ML hit on a third inning RBI single... Collected career-high three hits, July 22 at Kansas City... Hit safely in four straight games, July 24-27... Became the 12th Cuban-born player in club history... Named to the Arizona Fall League Top Prospect Team as DH... Member of 2013 AFL champion Surprise Saguaros, collected single, double and run scored in 2-0 championship game victory vs. Mesa... Ranked 3rd in the league in batting (.377) and 5th in SLG (.551)... Had three hits, including a grand slam, at Salt River on October 24... Named the O's #7 prospect by Baseball America following the season.