As a player, Urueta was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg); he threw right-handed and was a switch hitter.

[2] In 2000, he played for the rookie-level Arizona League Diamondbacks, compiling a .235 batting average with three home runs and 27 RBI in 54 games.

[1] Also in 2003, Urueta played six games for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the independent Northern League.

He was field coordinator for the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks in 2011 and a coach for the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2012.

Following this historic qualification, Urueta's services were also retained to skipper the national team at the WBC.

[7] Marlins manager Skip Schumaker left the team with two games remaining in the 2024 season, ceding managerial duties to Urueta.

[4] As a teenager, Urueta was a football (soccer) goalkeeper; he was inspired to pursue a baseball career after watching Édgar Rentería's game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.