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Urshela debuted with Cleveland in 2015 and spent parts of 10 seasons in the majors, finishing up with the A’s last year. He never made an All-Star team, but he was exceptional for the Yankees in 2019 and the shortened 2020, hitting .310/.358/.523 with 17 homers and 5.9 rWAR in 175 games between the two seasons. Always well regarded defensively at third base, he finishes his career with a .270/.314/.407 line and 73 homers over 851 games.

Urshela had a shot at earning a spot on the Twins’ Opening Day bench, but he struggled to a .192/.250/.231 slash line with zero homers, one RBI and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over 28 plate appearances during Grapefruit League action. He’s now free to explore other opportunities.

Urshela worked a walk to open the sixth inning and came around to score on an RBI double off the bat of Gustavo Campero. He then drove in a run of his own with an RBI single in the seventh inning that trimmed Cuba’s lead to 7-3. The 34-year-old infielder needs a strong showing this spring if he’s going to earn a bench spot on the Twins’ Opening Day roster.

Urshela was cut loose by the Athletics in mid-August after slashing an uninspiring .238/.287/.326 with no home runs in 197 plate appearances. He’s still a skilled defender, but that’s probably not enough at this stage of his career to earn him a spot on the Twins’ Opening Day roster.