Wilyer Abreu
Wilyer David Abreu (born June 24, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Wilyer Abreu | |
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Boston Red Sox – No. 52 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Maracaibo, Venezuela | June 24, 1999|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 24, 2023, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .316 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 14 |
Teams | |
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Career
Houston Astros
On July 2, 2017, Abreu signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Astros.[2] He advanced to Single–A in 2019, and Double-A in 2022.[2]
Boston Red Sox
On August 1, 2022, the Astros traded Abreu and Enmanuel Valdez to the Boston Red Sox for Christian Vázquez.[3] On November 15, 2022, the Red Sox added Abreu to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[4]
If a spring training game in early March 2023, Abreu suffered a left hamstring strain while running out a base hit against the Miami Marlins, following which Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he “will be out for a while.”[5] On March 11, he was optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. On August 22, Abreu was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Jarren Duran.[6] Abreu made his major-league debut that evening, in a game against the Houston Astros, and recorded his first MLB hit.[7] In late August, he spent time on the paternity list.[8] Overall, Abreu appeared in 28 major-league games, batting .316 with two home runs and 14 RBIs.[9] In 86 Triple-A games with Worcester, he batted .274 with 22 home runs and 65 RBIs.[2] He was also named to the post-season Triple-A all-star team.[10]
References
- "Boston Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu (From Christian Vázquez trade) swings to 'do damage' and serves as his own barber". August 17, 2022.
- "Wilyer Abroad Winter, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- "Boston Red Sox trade: Who are prospects Enmanuel Valdez, Wilyer Abreu from Christian Vázquez deal?". August 2, 2022.
- "Versatile No. 3 prospect highlights Sox's 40-man adds". MLB.com.
- "Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Leaves with hamstring strain". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- Ryan, Conor (August 22, 2023). "Red Sox injuries: Jarren Duran placed on 10-day IL; Tanner Houck to make first start since June 16". Boston.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Wilyer Abreu's first career hit". MLB.com. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Yahoo! Sports.
- "Red Sox Announce Roster Moves". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- "Wilyer Abreu stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- Stiefel, Keagan (October 4, 2023). "Red Sox Rookie Named To Post-Season All-Star Team". NESN. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)