Veteran infielder Gio Urshela — best known for a three-year stint with the New York Yankees — has decided to retire after 10 big league seasons with eight different teams, he announced Monday on social media.
The 34-year-old from Colombia broke into the big leagues with Cleveland in 2015 and had his breakout season with the Yankees in 2019, when he hit .314 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs, becoming a fan favorite in the Bronx. He also was very good during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, batting .298 with 30 RBIs.
“Today is the day to close this chapter as a professional player, and this is not a moment to be sad, it is a moment to be grateful to God for allowing me to play this beautiful sport that changed my life,” Urshela said in a statement on Instagram.
Urshela's last big league action came with the Athletics in 2025, when he batted .238 with 20 RBIs. He played for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic in March.
Urshela also played for the Blue Jays, Twins, Angels, Tigers and Braves. He was a .270 career hitter with 73 homers.
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FILE - Minnesota Twins third baseman Gio Urshela throws to first on a line drive out by Boston Red Sox Wilyer Abreu in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE - Athletics third baseman Gio Urshela throws to first after fielding a by Houston Astros' Brice Matthews during the eighth inning of a baseball game July 24, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
FILE - New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela watches his throw to first for the out on Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette during the eighth inning of a baseball game June 16, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The two suspects in a Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead.
That’s according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss further details.
Authorities earlier said they believe multiple people have been shot. They have not released more details.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An active shooter opened fire at a San Diego mosque Monday, and police believe people have been shot, authorities said.
Police said people reported multiple shots at the Islamic Center of San Diego, about 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown San Diego. It was unclear if the shooter was outside or inside, or had been captured yet. The San Diego Police Department posted that the scene is “still active but contained.”
The Islamic Center is the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website. The campus includes the Al Rashid School, which the website says offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran.
Aerial TV footage showed more than a dozen children holding hands and being walked out of the parking lot of the center that is surrounded by scores of police vehicles. The white mosque is in a neighborhood of homes, apartments and strip malls with Middle Eastern restaurants and markets.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he was being briefed.
“We are grateful to the first responders on the scene working to protect the community and urge everyone to follow guidance from local authorities,” his office posted on the social platform X.
The Islamic Center's website says its mission is to not only serve the Muslim population but also “work with the larger community to serve the less fortunate, to educate, and to better our nation.” Five daily prayers are held there, and the mosque works with other organizations and people of all faiths on social causes.
A sheriff's deputy stages at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A body is covered with a tarp at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Police stage at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Police stage at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
