Bobby Abreu

Bobby Abreu
Abreu with the Los Angeles Angels in 2011
Right fielder
Born: (1974-03-11) March 11, 1974 (age 50)
Turmero, Venezuela
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1996, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2014, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.291
Hits2,470
Home runs288
Runs batted in1,363
Stolen bases400
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2021
Vote82%
Election methodContemporary Committee

Bob Kelly Abreu (/əˈbr./; Spanish: [boβ aˈβɾew]; born March 11, 1974), nicknamed "El Comedulce" and "La Leche", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets.

Abreu is a two-time All-Star, and has won a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award. He has been a single-season league leader in games played (twice), doubles, and triples. He had two seasons in which he collected thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases, making him one of thirteen players to have achieved the 30–30 club twice in a career. Through 2014, Abreu led active ballplayers in doubles (565), walks (1,456), and outfield assists (136), was fifth in runs scored (1,441) and stolen bases (400), seventh in extra-base hits (911) and on-base percentage (.396), and tenth in runs batted in (1,363).[1] He is also one of only seven players ever to record at least 900 career extra-base hits and steal at least 400 bases along with Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Craig Biggio, Honus Wagner, and Paul Molitor. Of these, five are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "Bobby Abreu statistics and history". Baseball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bobby Abreu Worthy of Enshrinement in Cooperstown". MLB.com. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.