Engelth Urena
C | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 196LBS | Age: 20
MLB Pipeline Rank
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 162 133 34 40 8 5 .301 .420 .564 .984
Career Minors 199 164 42 47 11 5 .287 .407 .567 .974
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .301 8 5 .984
Career Minors .287 11 5 .974

Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

SeasonTmLGLGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSHBPAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 DSL NYY Bombers DSL ROK 11 37 31 8 7 2 0 3 12 5 6 0 1 1 .226 .351 .581 .932
2024 FCL Yankees FCL ROK 40 162 133 34 40 11 0 8 31 24 19 5 2 4 .301 .420 .564 .984

Scouting Report

2024

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 55 | Run: 40 | Arm: 55 | Field: 45 | Overall: 40

New York spent most of its 2022 international pool on a $4 million bonus for shortstop Roderick Arias, with the second-highest amount ($275,000) going to Urena, a fellow Dominican. A broken hand limited him to just 11 games in his pro debut that summer before he missed all of 2023 following left knee surgery. Healthy again this year, he ranked third in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League in slugging (.564), OPS (.984) and homers (eight).

Urena homered in his first pro at-bat and stands out most with his impressive raw power. A right-handed hitter, he has a pull-happy approach designed to launch balls in the air to left field. Though he's aggressive, he also displayed some patience at the plate in the FCL.

An outfielder for much of his amateur career, Urena is more athletic than most catchers but also raw behind the plate. Missing most of his first two pro summers cost him time to polish his receiving and blocking skills, which remain works in progress. He has solid arm strength but needs to refine his release and accuracy.



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Transactions

Team Date Transaction
11/06/2023 FCL Yankees activated C Engelth Urena from the 60-day injured list.
07/17/2023 FCL Yankees transferred C Engelth Urena from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
06/05/2023 FCL Yankees placed C Engelth Urena on the 7-day injured list.
06/04/2023 C Engelth Urena assigned to FCL Yankees.
11/08/2022 DSL NYY Bombers activated C Engelth Urena from the 60-day injured list.
06/09/2022 DSL NYY Bombers placed C Engelth Urena on the 60-day injured list.
06/06/2022 C Engelth Urena assigned to DSL NYY Bombers.
01/15/2022 New York Yankees signed free agent C Engelth Urena to a minor league contract.