HOUSTON — The Astros launched Jose Abreu on Friday, reducing ties with the previous American League MVP lower than midway via a three-year, $58.5 million contract.
Abreu, 37, was batting .124 (14-for-113) with two homers and 7 RBIs this season, throughout which he frolicked within the minors attempting to repair his swing. The Astros nonetheless owe him $30.8 million from the deal he signed earlier than final season.
A 3-time All-Star throughout his 9 years with the Chicago White Sox, Abreu was named MVP in the course of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He was the AL Rookie of the 12 months in 2014 after defecting from his native Cuba the earlier 12 months.
His manufacturing dropped off considerably with the Astros. He batted .237 final 12 months, the bottom common of his profession, with 18 homers and 90 RBIs.
Abreu is a profession .283 hitter with 263 homers and 960 RBIs in 11 seasons.
Houston owes him $30,822,504, together with $11,322,504 remaining from this 12 months’s wage and $19.5 million for 2025. Any crew can signal him for a prorated share of the $740,000 main league minimal, with the Astros accountable for the remainder.