Houston's bid for the Cuban slugger fell short in 2013, but now the free-agent signee succeeds countryman Yuli Gurriel as the franchise's first baseman.
signed a free-agent contract with the Astros this winter to replace Gurriel as their starting first baseman.
Abreu said he recalled being nervous before the 2013 tryout, which occurred just months after he escaped from Cuba via boat, a journey he doesn’t like to talk about. Before the showcase began, Abreu said he experienced “little tickles in the stomach,” but once he was out on the field, instinct took over.
Abreu’s proficiency prompted Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to compare his new teammate with perhaps his most revered one, Jose Altuve.
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