Abreu has put 88 balls in play as an Astro. Thirty-two of them have exited his bat at 95 mph or harder — the threshold Statcast uses to determine a hard-hit ball.

Abreu has a history of slow starts — his .742 OPS in March/April is almost 100 points lower than his career .838 clip — and he authored a similarly awful April last season. His team, however ...

Jose Abreu hits an RBI single during a game against the Mariners earlier this season. Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports. Espada raved about Abreu’s professionalism and said releasing him was difficult.

Abreu turns 36 in January, though many have speculated he’s older. Either way, a three-year deal could be risky for the Astros. Abreu’s power was down last season, when he hit only 15 home runs.

Jose Abreu during a baseball clinic to children in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 16, 2015. Abreu is among those who ran 10- and 11-year-old Cuban players through a skills camp as part of a three-day ...

Jose Abreu on life with the Astros and leaving the White Sox, who ‘weren’t a family’ in 2022 “Sometimes,” Abreu said, “when you’re at a place where maybe you’re not being respected ...

Abreu leads the American League with 146 hits and is third with a .307 average but said “this probably hasn’t been my best season, but I still believe in the thing I can do and how I can perform.

The Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres heavily pursued Abreu as a free agent at a similar price point, but he chose Houston, in part, for its championship culture. The Astros’ lack of ...

Abreu signed a three-year deal with the Astros in 2022 following nine years with the White Sox, where he posted a .292 batting average and recorded 1,445 hits, 863 RBI and 243 homers.

When last seen, Abreu was simply not a MLB-caliber player, recording just seven hits in 71 at-bats (.099 average) while playing mostly everyday. He had a .113 OPS, which is hard to fathom.

José Abreu doubled on the first pitch of his first at-bat with the Chicago White Sox on March 31, 2014, against the Minnesota Twins. “That pitch was right there, so I have to take advantage of ...

The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman José Abreu to their spring training facility to try to get the 2020 American League MVP back on track.