Hours after the Astros made the shocking move of optioning veteran first baseman Jose Abreu to allow him to work on his swing at its Florida spring training facility, his replacements played a role in Houston's 10-9, 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
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It’s been hard to watch Jose Abreu lately. If you’re a Houston Astros fan, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Abreu, 37, was mercifully optioned to West Palm Beach in a surprise transaction to close out a brutal month of April that featured a .099/.156/.113 triple slash, along with a .269 OPS (-21 wRC+) in 77 plate appearances.
Houston wins it 10-9 on a walk-off homer in the 10th WOW, what a wild game. Honestly, I am not even that excited, just relieved they didn’t blow another lead.
Pinch hitter Victor Caratini slugged a two-run, walk-off home run with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 10-9 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
The Houston Astros are off to their worst start in 55 years. They are currently ranked as the fourth-worst team in MLB Standings with a dismal 9-19 record.
With José Abreu hitting .099/.156/.113 with a -21 wRC+ across 77 plate appearances, it was only a matter of time before something broke the status quo.
He is batting .099 this season. He has just seven hits in 71 at-bats, with only one extra-base hit. He has just three walks and 18 strikeouts.
The Houston Astros and first baseman Jose Abreu agreed that the former American League Most Valuable Player would benefit from a minor league option. Astros general manager Dana Brown revealed Tuesday that Abreu accepted an assignment to the team's spring training facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., effective Wednesday.
José Abreu has been optioned to “get some at-bats and his timing back right.” According to Julia Morales, José Abreu will be optioned to “West Palm Beach,” effective tomorrow.
The Houston Astros are optioning first baseman José Abreu to West Palm Beach, effective Wednesday, general manager Dana Brown told The Athletic's Chandler Rome on Tuesday.
The Houston Astros have had a busy day with their roster ahead of their series with the Cleveland Guardians. The team called up a versatile slugger in Joey Loperfido, designated reliever Joel Kuhnel for assignment, and sent utility infielder Grae Kessinger to the injured list.
It would be hard to script a worse start to a season than José Abreu's first 22 games of 2024. A year after a solid-if-not-spectacular first season with the Houston Astros, Abreu is slashing .099/.156/.113 with no home runs and three RBI in 22 games.
First baseman José Abreu is not with the Astros right now and will be optioned Wednesday to West Palm Beach.
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When he has put the bat on the ball, he hasn’t been able to do damage. Most notably, he has yet to hit a home run this season. He has just 21 hits, with his five doubles being the only knocks of the extra-base variety.
These three teams are not off to the starts they expected and are quickly running out of time to right the ship.
The Houston Astros are shaking up their roster amidst a slow start to the season. The team plans to call up one of their top prospects to the big leagues before their series opens against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
The Astros are calling up slugger Joey Loperfido, who has been doing a nice job at the Triple-A level after earlier crushing the ball in spring training.
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