Bryan Abreu
| Bryan Abreu | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 22, 1997 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 2019, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through August 4, 2020) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 1.50 |
| Strikeouts | 16 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Bryan Enrique Abreu (born April 22, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Abreu signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2013. He made his major league debut in July 2019.
Career
Abreu signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in November 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, going 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA over 22 relief innings.
He returned to the DSL in 2015, pitching to a 2-2 record and a 3.83 ERA over 14 games (ten starts). In 2016, he began the year with the Greeneville Astros before being reassigned to the Gulf Coast League Astros. Over 38.2 innings, he went 2-5 with a 4.89 ERA.
He returned to Greeneville in 2017, compiling a 1-3 record with a 7.98 ERA in eight games (six starts),[2] and in 2018, he pitched for both the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Quad Cities River Bandits, going 6-1 with a 1.49 ERA over 14 games (seven starts).[3]
The Astros added Abreu to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[4] In 2019, he began the year with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks, with whom he was named a Texas League All-Star.[5]
On July 31, 2019, the Astros promoted Abreu to the major leagues.[6] He made his major league debut that night, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[7] The following day, he was optioned back to Double-A Corpus Christi.[8]
References
- ^ Batterson, Steve. "It begins with trust for Bandits' Abreu". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "StackPath". Baseball-farm.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Sonny Jones. "Woodpeckers: 64 days and counting - Baseball America's rankings - Entertainment & Life - The Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville, NC". Fayobserver.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "Astros add Garrett Stubbs, Rogelio Armenteros, Bryan Abreu to 40-man roster - HoustonChronicle.com". www.chron.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ https://kristv.com/sports/hooks/2019/06/14/four-hooks-players-named-to-texas-league-all-star-game/
- ^ "Abreu becomes 1st Woodpecker to reach majors". The Fayetteville Observer. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Houston Astros at Cleveland Indians Box Score, July 31, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Astros' Bryan Abreu: Optioned to Double-A". cbssports.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Houston Astros players
- Dominican Summer League Astros players
- Gulf Coast Astros players
- Greeneville Astros players
- Tri-City ValleyCats players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Fayetteville Woodpeckers players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players