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In his first 10 seasons successful nan Major Leagues, Jose Abreu was named to 3 All-Star Games, earned 3 Silver Slugger Awards, and won an MVP successful nan truncated 2020 play — soon, he is successful A-ball.
The Houston Astros announced connected Tuesday they will nonstop nan first baseman down to nan insignificant leagues connected Tuesday arsenic he continues to struggle astatine nan Major League level.
Abreu signed a three-year woody worthy astir $60 cardinal pinch Houston anterior to nan 2023 season, and he posted career-lows pinch a .237/.296/.383 slashline — successful 22 large convention games this season, he's hitting .099.
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José Abreu #79 of nan Houston Astros bats against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Minute Maid Park connected April 17, 2024 successful Houston, Texas. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)
General head Dana Brown said nan determination was made aft a gathering that included himself, Abreu, coaches and front-office unit — arsenic Abreu is long-non-arbitration eligible, he needed to judge nan option.
Brown said Abreu was very receptive during their speech and had a bully cognition astir nan move.
"José Abreu is an outstanding quality being," Brown said. "He is unselfish and he’s a teammates feline and he wants to get himself backmost to what he was doing past fall. And so, successful nan midst of this conversation, you could spot that this feline is passionate and wished to get backmost to helping his team.
José Abreu #79 of nan Houston Astros breaks his bat successful nan seventh inning against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Minute Maid Park connected April 15, 2024 successful Houston, Texas. All players are wearing nan number 42 successful grant of Jackie Robinson Day. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
"And truthful he unselfishly was connected committee pinch an statement pinch going backmost to West Palm Beach and getting immoderate other at-bats, getting immoderate elaborate instruction connected what we could do to get him back," Brown continued.
"He sewage to nan constituent wherever he was frustrated," Brown added. "It’s uncommon to do it. But I deliberation it tells america astir his dedication and committedness and I don’t deliberation he sees this arsenic a semipermanent and I don’t deliberation we spot it arsenic a semipermanent thing. I deliberation it’s much like... let’s spell down, let’s make immoderate adjustments. Let’s get nan hit and timing back. And I deliberation successful his eyes, he’s looking astatine it as, ‘I’ll beryllium backmost successful a mates of weeks aliases immoderate it takes to get better.’"
He has conscionable 1 extra-base deed and 3 RBI in nan young season.
José Abreu #79 of nan Houston Astros bats against nan Texas Rangers astatine Globe Life Field connected April 08, 2024 successful Arlington, Texas. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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It's not conscionable Abreu who is struggling successful Houston — nan Astros entered Tuesday astatine 9-19.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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