OAKLAND, Calif. — Houston Astros first baseman José Abreu is scheduled to rejoin the membership Monday in Seattle after a chronic stint within the minors to regain rhythm on the plate.
The 2020 AL MVP was optioned to the franchise’s spring coaching facility in West Palm Seashore, Florida, this month and joined Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday for not less than two video games with the Cowboys. He went 0-for-3 on Friday night time.
It was nonetheless to be decided whether or not he would play once more Sunday earlier than touring to Seattle or if he would solely journey Sunday, based on supervisor Joe Espada.
Houston performs a four-game sequence towards the Mariners starting Monday.
“The plan is to deliver him for the Seattle sequence and simply are available with confidence,” Espada mentioned. “He has made changes that we really feel are going to assist him and we simply count on him to return again up right here and simply be himself and we will assist him, get him rolling. We’re all ready for him, our gamers are excited, we’re excited to have him again, so we’re trying ahead to it.”
Abreu, within the second season of a $58.5 million, three-year contract and in his eleventh yr within the majors, is batting .099 with only one extra-base hit and three RBIs. In 77 plate appearances throughout 22 video games this season, Abreu has simply seven hits.
He batted .237 with 18 house runs and 90 RBIs final season, his first in Houston after 9 seasons with the Chicago White Sox. With Houston, Abreu has 4 homers and 13 RBIs in 11 postseason video games.
Common supervisor Dana Brown mentioned it was a bunch resolution to ship Abreu down after a gathering between Brown, the infielder, coaches and members of the entrance workplace.
Abreu was the 2014 AL Rookie of the 12 months and is a three-time All-Star and a three-time Silver Slugger winner.
Additionally Friday, rehabbing Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy needed to depart his begin for Sugar Land after simply 3⅔ innings with what the massive league group later known as proper forearm discomfort. He was scheduled to throw as much as 80 pitches however got here out after simply 56. He allowed a run on 4 hits whereas placing out three earlier than being eliminated.
Urquidy has been on the injured checklist all season due to a proper forearm pressure.
Data from The Related Press was used on this report.
