Search results
Jan 25, 2022 · Torii, Abreu returning to HOF ballot next year. Former Angels outfielders Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu both appeared on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but neither gained much traction among the voters from the BBWAA. Hunter received 5.3 percent of the vote in his second year on the ballot, while Abreu garnered 8.6 percent in his third year.
Dec 21, 2021 · Larry Bowa — who managed Abreu from 2001-2004, and then was part of Joe Torre’s staff with the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2007 when Abreu was traded to the Bronx — appeared on “Loud Outs” with Ryan Spilborghs and Brad Lidge on MLB Network Radio last week. Bowa gave a glowing assessment as he looked back on Abreu’s 18-year career ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Bobby Abreu is on the ballot for the fifth time after garnering 15.4 percent of the vote last year. That total was up from 8.6 percent in 2022. While the gain was not great, Abreu has some time, and once voters start truly looking at how his numbers stack up, he will get a much-needed push toward the end of his candidacy.Abreu is one of the most underrated players of the past 30 years ...
Dec 2, 2020 · Bobby Abreu is seriously one of the most underrated players of all time. He was an absolutely unique combination of power and speed. In the last 92 seasons since Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker retired, only 2 players have slugged for 0.475 or better and stolen 400 or more bases in their career— Barry Bonds and Bobby Abreu.
Dec 6, 2023 · Born on March 11, 1974 in Maracay, Venezuela, Abreu was the second of six children of mother Aguenda and father Nelson Abreu, a baseball fanatic whose job was loading crates onto trucks, which in the impoverished village of Turmero made the family comparatively middle class (which meant “no in-house telephones and minimal hot running water,” according to Jeff Pearlman’s 2001 Sports ...
Bobby Abreu played 18 seasons for 6 teams, including the Phillies and Angels. He had a .291 batting average, 2,470 hits, 288 home runs, 1,363 RBIs and 1,453 runs scored. He won 1 Gold Glove award and 1 Silver Slugger award.
Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games
