Wilyer David Abreu (born June 24, 1999) is a Venezuelan

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Houston Astros

On July 2, 2017, Abreu signed with the

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as an international

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. He made his professional debut that year with the

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. He advanced to Single–A in 2019, and Double-A in 2022.

Boston Red Sox

On August 1, 2022, the Astros traded Abreu and Enmanuel Valdez to the

for Christian Vázquez. On November 15, 2022, the Red Sox added Abreu to their

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. In 2022, he played for the

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in the

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and posted a .167/.275/.204

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with 18 strikeouts in 54 at bats. In a

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game in early March 2023, Abreu suffered a left hamstring strain while running out a base hit against the

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, following which Red Sox manager

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said he “will be out for a while.” On March 11, he was optioned to the Triple-A

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. On August 22, Abreu was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to

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. Abreu made his major-league debut that evening, in a game against the

, and recorded his first MLB hit. In late August, he spent time on the paternity list. Overall, Abreu appeared in 28 major-league games, batting .316 with two home runs and 14 RBIs. In 86 Triple-A games with Worcester, he batted .274 with 22 home runs and 65 RBIs. He was also named to the post-season Triple-A all-star team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Wilyer 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Maracaibo Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball outfielders Boston Red Sox players Dominican Summer League Astros players Gulf Coast Astros players Quad Cities River Bandits players Tri-City ValleyCats players Asheville Tourists players Corpus Christi Hooks players Scottsdale Scorpions players Portland Sea Dogs players Worcester Red Sox players Águilas del Zulia players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic