JOSÉ ABREU NEWS

Piling up extra-base hits Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored Friday against the Reds.

Impact Abreu started a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double and ultimately scored the Astros' only run. Across his first 61 games of the season, he managed only nine-extra base hits. In seven games since, he's racked up three homers and three doubles while also scoring five runs and driving in 10. Abreu has settled into the fifth spot in the lineup with Yordan Alvarez (oblique) sidelined.

JUNE 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homer, three RBI in win Abreu went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's victory over the Nationals.

Impact Abreu got the scoring started with a two-run double in the first inning before belting a homer off Josiah Gray in the fourth. Abreu now has four homers on the season, including three in his last five games. He's gone 11-for-27 (.407) with five multi-hit efforts in his previous six contests. After a very slow start in Houston, Abreu is now slashing .233/.289/.320 with 20 runs scored and 33 RBI through 277 plate appearances on the campaign.

JUNE 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Abreu scores winner on error to cap big night Jose Abreu recorded two extra-base hits and three RBIs and scored with two outs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros topped the visitin...

JUNE 15, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Corbin Carroll, Shohei Ohtani highlight Ben Verlander's team of the week

Ben Verlander's team of the week featured some blasts from the past and a couple of young stars. It also has his favorite player, Shohei Oht...

JUNE 12, 2023

Homers in second straight game Abreu went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 6-4 victory versus Cleveland.

Impact That's now two straight games with a homer for Abreu, who went just deep just once over his first 61 contests this season. The veteran has also tallied three consecutive multi-hit performances, so there's reason to believe that he may be turning around what has been a mediocre season thus far. Abreu is still slashing just .223/.279/.293 overall, so he has a long way to go to avoid finishing with the worst campaign of his career.

JUNE 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Abreu picks up the slack in Yordan's absence CLEVELAND -- Astros slugger José Abreu struggled mightily throughout the month of May, batting just .180 with four extra-base hits in 26 gam...

JUNE 11, 2023 • MLB.COM

Jose Abreu heating up as Astros face Guardians With Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez sidelined due to a right oblique injury, the team is looking for other players to step up. It has...

JUNE 11, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Socks second homer Abreu went 2-for-7 with a three-run home run in Friday's 10-9 extra-innings loss to the Guardians.

Impact The veteran first baseman took Logan Allen deep in the first inning to give the Astros an early lead that the bullpen squandered. It's only Abreu's second homer of the year, but they've both come in the last 12 games. It's a sliver of hope in what has been a disastrous first campaign with Houston, but his .244/.308/.400 slash line over that 12-game stretch only looks good in comparison to his .219/.277/.278 line on the season.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Romano gets the save  | 06/08/2023 Jordan Romano secures the win by striking out Jose Abreu with a four-seam fastball in the bottom of the 9th inning

JUNE 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Kevin Gausman's 13th strikeout | 06/06/2023 Kevin Gausman strikes out Jose Abreu in the 6th, his 13th strikeout of the game, tying his career-high

JUNE 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

Gets breather Sunday Abreu is not in the starting lineup versus the Angels on Sunday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Abreu gets a rare day off for the final game of a three-game set against the Angels. The veteran first baseman will get a day off while Yainer Diaz gets the start at first and hits seventh against the Halos.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Astros hope for more power from Jose Abreu vs. Twins Among the season-high seven home runs the Houston Astros slugged in their 10-1 road win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday was the first o...

MAY 29, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Astros hope for more power from Jose Abreu vs. Twins Among the season-high seven home runs the Houston Astros slugged in their 10-1 road win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday was the first o...

MAY 29, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Astros hope for more power from Jose Abreu vs. Twins Among the season-high seven home runs the Houston Astros slugged in their 10-1 road win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday was the first o...

MAY 29, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Launches homer in win Abreu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.

Impact Abreu's long power drought is over -- he failed to go deep in his first 50 games before his eighth-inning blast Sunday. The first baseman has had no fewer than 15 homers in any season of his career, though that low mark came in 2022, so it's concerning that trend has continued this year. He's hitting just .185 (15-for-81) in May and .214 on the season with 19 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven doubles across 213 plate appearances. He'll have a lot of catching up to do if he's going to get back to his established power production in 2023, and at 36 years old, it's not guaranteed he'll do it.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Walks twice in win Abreu went 0-for-2 in Sunday's win over the Athletics.

Impact Abreu took advantage of a wild Athletics pitching staff that gave up eight walks in total, taking two free passes himself in four at-bats. After hitting 25 or more home runs in six of his first eight MLB seasons, Abreu has struggled to replicate those power numbers in 2022 and 2023, notching just 15 long balls in 157 games last season and remaining homerless through 44 games in 2023. Though the 36-year-olds best days appear to be behind him, his role as an everyday player in the heart of an extremely talented lineup keeps him relevant in fantasy conversations, especially with Jose Altuve back in action for Houston.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

José Abreu's rolling charts: Is it time to add the slumping 36-year old? José Abreu is being dropped in fantasy leagues as he slumps into May. But John Laghezza says you should be buying.

MAY 18, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

MLB Mailbag: Bryce Harper or Rockies? Does José Abreu need a vacation?

What made Bryce Harper so mad at the Rockies? Can José Abreu rebound? Should Gunnar Henderson go back to Triple-A? Jake Mintz tackles those...

MAY 16, 2023

One hit against former team Abreu went 1-for-5 in Friday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Abreu returned to Guaranteed Rate Field to face his former team Friday. He tallied a two-out single in the seventh inning but otherwise had an unremarkable performance. Abreu has one hit in three of his last four games -- including two doubles -- but he still has a disastrous .234 wOBA and 45 wRC+ across 156 plate appearances on the season.

MAY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Astros hope to get Jose Abreu untracked vs. White Sox Jose Abreu visited the injured list only twice during his nine seasons with the Chicago White Sox.

MAY 12, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Gets Wednesday off Abreu is not in the starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Abreu has struggled mightily in the month of May thus far with his 0-for-4 effort against the Angels on Tuesday seeing his slash for the month fall to .148/.258/.222 over 27 at-bats. Yainer Diaz will get the start at first base and hit seventh.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back to cleanup duties Abreu went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Monday against the Giants.

Impact Abreu had been moved out of the cleanup spot for a span of five games, but he has now hit fourth in each of the Astros' last two matchups. He took advantage of that opportunity Monday, as he delivered an RBI single in the first inning to give Houston the lead. Even given the positive performance, Abreu has failed to record a multi-hit game in any of his last 10 starts and has hit just .175 with four RBI, two runs scored and one extra-base hit in that span.

MAY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Down to sixth in lineup Abreu has been moved down to sixth in the lineup, at least against righties, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Abreu began the season hitting cleanup and was moved down to fifth in the lineup for the last four games against righties, and now he slips to his lowest spot since joining the Astros. The veteran first baseman is hitting .243 with a .277 OBP and zero home runs this season. He has hit one home run in his last 81 games.

APRIL 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE