Bryan Abreu

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38+2⁄3 innings, he went 2–5 with a 4.89 earned run average.

In 2017, Abreu returned to Greeneville and compiled a 1–3 record with a 7.98 earned run average in eight games (six starts), [3] and in 2018, he pitched for both the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Quad Cities River Bandits, going 6–1 with a 1.49 earned run average over 14 games (seven starts). [4] The Astros added Abreu to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. [5]

2019–22

In 2019, he began the year with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks, with whom he was named a Texas League All-Star. [6]

On July 31, 2019, the Astros promoted Abreu to the major leagues. [7] He made his major league debut that night, pitching a scoreless inning in relief. [8] The following day, he was optioned back to Double-A Corpus Christi. [9] In 2020, Abreu struggled with accuracy, walking seven batters and hitting two in 3+1⁄3 innings before being optioned off the roster. [10]

Abreu closed out the last three outs on July 23, 2022, in a 3–1 win versus the Seattle Mariners for his first save on the season. [11]

He authored a breakout season in 2022, appearing in career-high 55 games, and produced a 1.94 earned run average, 4–0 won-loss record, two saves, 2.12 fielding independent pitching (FIP) and 88 strikeouts, [12] leading the Astros with 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings (K/9). [13]

In a three-game sweep of the Mariners in the 2022 American League Division Series (ALDS), Abreu appeared in each game, delivering 3+1⁄3 shutout innings, allowing two total baserunners, and striking out six. [14] In Game 4 of the 2022 World Series, Abreu struck out the side in the seventh inning of a 5–0 combined no-hitter of the Philadelphia Phillies. He relieved starting pitcher Cristian Javier, and Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly followed Abreu. It was the third no-hitter in major league postseason history, and the second in World Series play, following Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956. [a] [15] The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to give Abreu his first career World Series title. [16] Abreu pitched 11+1⁄3 shutout innings in the 2022 postseason, appearing in 10 of the Astros' 13 contests, and struck out 19 batters. [17]

2024

On September 18, 2024, Abreu logged his 100th strikeout, a second consecutive season with the total. He joined Octavio Dotel (2001–02) and Brad Lidge (2004–06) as the only relievers to achieve the feat as members of the Astros. [18] Abreu led MLB in holds with 38, [19] and was second in the American League (AL) in pitching appearances with 78, a career high. He was 3–3 with a 3.10 ERA, 78+1⁄3 innings, 32 BB, 103 SO, and 1.162 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). In the AL Wild Card Series (WCS), Abreu made one appearance, posting 1+1⁄3 scoreless inning while striking out 2 versus the Detroit Tigers, who eventually swept the best-of-3 series. [12]

International career

Abreu made his World Baseball Classic (WBC) debut in 2023, pitching for the Dominican Republic. [20]

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Footnotes
  1. ↑ The other no-hit contest in postseason play was pitched by Roy Halladay in the 2010 National League Division Series.
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Bryan Abreu
Houston Astros – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1997-04-22) April 22, 1997 (age 27)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 31, 2019, for the Houston Astros
Achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
November 2, 2022
(with Cristian Javier, Rafael Montero & Ryan Pressly)		Succeeded by
Preceded by Postseason no-hitter pitcher
November 2, 2022
(with Cristian Javier, Rafael Montero & Ryan Pressly)		Succeeded by
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