The New York Yankees traded Gio Urshela and Gary Sanchez to the Minnesota Twins in the offseason for Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt. The infielder revealed Tuesday in advance of the start of their collection in opposition to New York that he was "bewildered" by the shift.

Urshela explained to reporters he was told he was going to be participating in shortstop for the Yankees and the following day he was headed for Minneapolis.

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Gio Urshela of the Twins throws to 1st to get out Jose Trevino of the New York Yankees at Goal Field on June 7, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Pictures)

"That working day they explained I was going to participate in shortstop and the following day I had a new staff," he reported, by means of the New York Every day News.

Urshela claimed he was searching ahead to playing against some of his outdated teammates.

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"It is gonna be enjoyment actively playing against my outdated teammates. A large amount of memories of fantastic occasions, the previous a few yrs. I signify, each individual yr I participate in there it’s going through my thoughts, I devote a large amount of time there. My greatest calendar year in my profession was with the Yankees. so it’s gonna be exciting," he added.

New York Yankees' Aaron Decide, correct, and Anthony Rizzo celebrate a two-operate property operate by Decide off Minnesota Twins pitcher Cole Sands Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Minneapolis. (WHD Photograph/Jim Mone)

New York did get the best of the Twins in the very first game of the sequence many thanks to house operates from Anthony Rizzo, Aaron Choose and Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees defeated the Twins 10-4 to decide on up their seventh straight gain.

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Urshela concluded 2-for-4 with a operate scored. Sanchez was -for-4.