Former AL MVP Jose Abreu, released by the Astros this year, will play winter ball to gear up for a 2025 comeback. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Abreu batted .099/.156/.113 for Houston through the first 22 games of the season, which led to the unconventional move. "I was wrong on my swing," Abreu said of the struggles that led up to the ...

Now former Houston Astros ‘ first baseman Jose Abreu was released on June 14, 2024, amid what can only be described as a miserable excuse for a season. Not to pile on the guy; nobody feels worse ...

José Abreu is packing his bags — with plenty of money in them. The Astros released the first baseman Friday, less than two years into his three-year, $58.5 million contract, the team announced.

Abreu, who was hitting just .124 with two homers and seven RBI after spending a month at their minor-league complex to fix his swing, is owed the remainder of his $19.5 million salary this year ...

During his final season in Chicago (2022), Abreu hit .304 (.824 OPS) with 15 home runs and 75 RBI. He then left for the Astros in free agency but could not replicate that same success, hitting ...

The 37-year-old Abreu, who's signed through the 2025 season, batted .099/.156/.113 for Houston through the first 22 games of the season prior to his demotion in late April.

Four years removed from an American League MVP award, Jose Abreu says he felt “lost.” The Astros first baseman was hitting .099 through 22 games without a home run and was saddled to a -1.5 bWAR.

Jose Abreu: "When I was going through it, and your head isn't in a good spot - there was a point, I'm telling you from the bottom of my heart, I couldn't know how to hit, how to field, I was a ...

José Abreu believes he is a new man after being recalled to the Houston Astros. The three-time All-Star was demoted to the Astros' Florida complex team in May after starting the season 7-of-71 at ...

HOUSTON — José Abreu is close. The Houston Astros appear convinced of it, confident enough to concoct a timetable for his return to the major-league roster. The club is thriving in Abreu’s ...

In nine games since Abreu's demotion, Singleton is batting .241 with four home runs, 10 RBIs, seven runs, five walks and a .655 SLG, contributing more in a week than Abreu did in a month.