Bobby Abreu | |||
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Right fielder | |||
Born: Turmero, Aragua State, Venezuela |
March 11, 1974 |||
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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 | ||
Hits | 2,470 | ||
Home runs | 288 | ||
Runs batted in | 1,363 | ||
Stolen bases | 400 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Bob Kelly "Bobby" Abreu (/əˈbreɪ.uː/; Spanish: [boβ aˈβɾeu]; born March 11, 1974), nicknamed "El Comedulce" and also "La Leche", is a former Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder. He 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 Rawlings Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award. He has been a single-season league leader in games played (twice), doubles, and triples. Through 2014, he led active ballplayers in doubles (565), walks (1,456), and outfield assists (136), was fifth in runs scored (1,441) and in stolen bases (399), seventh in extra base hits (911) and on-base percentage (.396), and tenth in runs batted in (1,349).