Murilo Gouvea (born 15 September 1988) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for Fortitudo Baseball of the Serie A. Gouvea previously played in minor league baseball in the Houston Astros organization.

Murilo Gouvea
Fortitudo Baseball – No. 34
Pitcher
Born: (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 36)
São Paulo, Brazil
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team

Gouvea played for the Brazilian national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1] He played for Team Italy in the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He is playing for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, taking place in Italy beginning 18 September 2019.

On 3 March 2022, Gouvea joined Fortitudo Baseball of the Serie A.[2]

Gouvea was part of the Brazilian squad that won the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile in October 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McTaggart, Brian. "Veras excited to represent DR in Classic". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ "UnipolSai Fortitudo Baseball conferma Murilo Gouvea". Fortitudo Baseball (in Italian). 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ Sanhueza, Italo (28 October 2023). "Colombia makes history with first gold in baseball". Panam Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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