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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.jpg) Abreu in 2024 | |
| Boston Red Sox – No. 52 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 24, 1999 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 22, 2023, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 72 |
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Career
editHouston Astros
editOn 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
editOn 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]
In 2022, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League and posted a .167/.275/.204 slash line with 18 strikeouts in 54 at bats.[5]
In 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.”[6] 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.[7] Abreu made his major-league debut that evening, in a game against the Houston Astros, and recorded his first MLB hit.[8] In late August, he spent time on the paternity list.[9] Overall, Abreu appeared in 28 major-league games, batting .316 with two home runs and 14 RBIs.[10] 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.[11]
Abreu spent the 2024 season with Boston, appearing in 132 games including 106 starts in right field.[10] For the season, he batted .253 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs.[10] Abreu was named the Fielding Bible Award winner among major-league right fielders.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Boston Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu (From Christian Vázquez trade) swings to 'do damage' and serves as his own barber". August 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Dalton Guthrie College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Leaves with hamstring strain". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Wilyer Abreu stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Stiefel, Keagan (October 4, 2023). "Red Sox Rookie Named To Post-Season All-Star Team". NESN. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Simon, Mark (October 24, 2024). "2024 Fielding Bible Award Winners". sportsinfosolutions.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)