Walbert Urena
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Born
2004 (22 years old)
Mao, Dominican RepublicPosition
Starting Pitcher
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Black
Team Number
57
Height
6' 0"
Weight
210 lbs
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Walbert Jhoel Ureña (born January 25, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.
Career
Ureña signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent on March 31, 2021. He made his professional debut in 2022 with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Angels, posting a 3–4 record and 3.86 ERA with 45 strikeouts across 12 appearances (10 starts).
Ureña spent the 2023 campaign with the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers, compiling a 4–7 record and 5.66 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 98+2⁄3 innings pitched across 22 appearances (21 starts). In 2024, he started 16 games for the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils, accumulating a 2–7 record and 4.19 ERA with 64 strikeouts across 77+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Ureña split the 2025 season between the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas and Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, posting a cumulative 6–9 record and 4.34 ERA with 125 strikeouts in 141 innings pitched over 28 starts. On November 18, 2025, the Angels added Ureña to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Ureña made the Angels' Opening Day roster in 2026, and he made his major league debut on Opening Day against the Houston Astros.
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