| Wilyer Abreu | |
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 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 highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
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]
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] and the Gold Glove Award winner at that position for the American League. [13]
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