10-year vet Urshela, with signature '19 for Yankees, announces retirement

Gio Urshela has announced his retirement from professional baseball, ending a 10-season major league career that was most closely identified with his time in pinstripes.

Multiple reports said Urshela made the announcement on Instagram on May 18, 2026. He is 34.

Urshela spent 10 years in MLB and became a familiar name to Yankees fans during a stretch in which he wore No. 19 and emerged as a reliable infielder. Coverage of the announcement pointed to that Yankees run as the most notable chapter of his career.

His retirement comes a couple of months after the Twins released him in spring training in March 2026, leaving him without a team before the announcement.

The news closes the book on a career that took him through a decade in the majors and left him with a reputation as a steady veteran infielder.