José Abreu hit one homer over a recent 105-game span. But he's crushed 11 over his past 32 contests, resembling the former MVP Houston coveted as it heads into the ALCS.
to a three-year, $58.5 million deal mere weeks after winning the 2022 World Series, it sure seemed like the rich got richer. Some around the game questioned a three-year commitment of this magnitude to a first baseman entering his age-36 season, but there was little doubt about what the former AL MVP could provide in the short term.was a free agent coming off a career-worst .647 OPS in his age-38 season.
Through all his struggles — and amid a fierce division race that put more pressure on Houston than recent regular seasons — Abreu stayed confident. His teammates knew the hitter who had consistently terrorized big-league pitchers for the past decade was still in there somewhere. And while his team stayed patient and supportive, Abreu reciprocated in every way he could.told FOX Sports."Even though this season may not have gone the way he wanted, he was still the positive one. He's the one that shows up positive every single day. He's the one that puts the work in every single day. You kind of gravitate towards that.
Abreu went a forgettable 1-for-7 in the Astros' first two playoff games last weekend. But once their division series moved to Minnesota — to a ballpark in Target Field he knew oh so well from his days in the AL Central — Abreu found that proverbial switch. His— combined to go 1-12 with six punchouts. It was Abreu who delivered the two-run homer in the fifth that ultimately provided enough cushion for the Houston's vaunted bullpen to close out the series.
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