Former American League MVP and Chicago White Sox slugger Jose Abreu is looking to make a comeback. After a turbulent season with the Houston Astros, Abreu has found a fresh start in the Puerto Rican Winter League with los Senadores de San Juan, per Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com.
The Houston Astros were hoping that an offseason to work on some things would help Jose Abreu find his past form that earned him a 17th-place finish in American League MVP voting the year before he signed with the team in free agency.
Veteran slugger Jose Abreu was cut loose by the Astros over the summer, but he's not giving up on his baseball career just yet.
The remarkable journey of the 2024 Detroit Tigers continues.
The Houston Astros have clinched the American League West, as they have punched their ticket for October baseball. It has been an interesting season for the Astros, as despite a slow start, they have been able to overcome them and will be focused on another successful postseason.
Former Chicago White Sox star and American League MVP Jose Abreu is not likely to play again in the majors this season, per a report from Cuban Baseball Insider Francys Romero.
The Houston Astros made the decision to release veteran first baseman Jose Abreu on June 14th. It was a move that was surprising, but also expected at the same time.
The Houston Astros have gotten minimal production out of the first base position this season. Giving 2020 AL MVP Jose Abreu a three-year, $58.5 million deal certainly didn't go as planned, and he was released due to his below-average play.
Rewind back to the offseason following the Houston Astros' second World Series title in 2022. Beyond the celebration about finally getting another trophy in their mantel after coming so close multiple times before, there was the idea they could still make upgrades to their roster and pursue back-to-back championships.
Playing out the second year of a three-year deal with the Houston Astros, Jose Abreu has seen himself go from one of the AL’s top offensive contributors to one of the worst hitters in the game.
The Astros are on the hook for slightly more than $30 million through 2025, meaning any of the other 29 major league teams can sign him for the remainder of 2024 for the prorated portion of the league minimum (currently around $425,000).
The Houston Astros stunned the baseball world on Friday by releasing veteran first baseman Jose Abreu. The Cuban star has struggled mightily in his second season with Houston, hitting just .124/.167/.195 (4 OPS+) with two homers.
The Houston Astros released struggling slugger Jose Abreu from their major league roster on Friday. The former American League MVP is batting just .124 with two homers and seven RBIs in 35 games this season.
The Houston Astros have not made many mistakes over the past decade, but they acknowledged a big one on Friday.
The Houston Astros are finally giving up on struggling first baseman Jose Abreu.
The 2024 season got off to an abysmal start fo Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu. His struggles at the plate were a contributing factor to the team being in the position that they currently are.
First baseman Jose Abreu took a step toward returning to the Houston Astros, when he was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday. After Abreu's disastrous start to the season, the Astros optioned the former American League MVP to the minor leagues on May 1, sending him to the spring training site in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Houston Astros hold a 22-28 record as of this story’s publication. The American League West has been a mediocre division at best in 2024, so Houston is still in third place and just five games behind the first place Seattle Mariners.
Although prior indications were that Jose Abreu could return to the Astros for this Friday’s series opener against the A’s, it seems his optional assignment in the minors will last at least a bit longer.
It’s been hard to watch Jose Abreu lately. If you’re a Houston Astros fan, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Abreu, 37, was mercifully optioned to West Palm Beach in a surprise transaction to close out a brutal month of April that featured a .099/.156/.113 triple slash, along with a .269 OPS (-21 wRC+) in 77 plate appearances.
He is batting .099 this season. He has just seven hits in 71 at-bats, with only one extra-base hit. He has just three walks and 18 strikeouts.
First baseman José Abreu is not with the Astros right now and will be optioned Wednesday to West Palm Beach.
It is painful to watch Astros first baseman Jose Abreu right now.
Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu has been consisently excellent through his MLB career, but he is off to a tough start to the 2024 campaign.
Jose Abreu got off to a rough start for the Houston Astros in 2023, but things have turned around recently and he thinks he knows why.
Though the White Sox lost a franchise staple earlier this offseason, the effects are just beginning to be felt. Jose Abreu, who signed a three-year, $50 million deal with the Astros in November, took part in his first team event in Houston this weekend.
Jose Abreu was once again a stalwart in the Chicago White Sox lineup. In his ninth and final White Sox season, the 35-year-old played in 157 games for the club.
As of the end of the 2022 MLB season, 29 active players knocked in 100 or more runs in a season more than once. How many of the 29 can you name in five minutes?
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