| Bryan Abreu | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 52 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1997-04-22)April 22, 1997 (age 28) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 2019, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 16–12 |
| Earned run average | 2.65 |
| Strikeouts | 448 |
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Bryan Enrique Abreu (born April 22, 1997) is a Dominican professionalbaseballpitcher for theHouston Astros ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). Abreu signed with the Astros as an internationalfree agent in 2013, and made his major league debut in 2019.
Bryan Abreu was born inSanto Domingo in theDominican Republic. At age 13, he worked in construction and assisted an uncle, a mechanic, in repairing cars. Tall and notably athletic, the first sport Abreu began playing was basketball, and when he was 14, began playing baseball. It was at age 14 that his mother suggested that he choose a sport on which to focus, and Abreu chose baseball.[1]
Abreu signed with theHouston Astros as an internationalfree agent in November 2013.[2] He made his professional debut in 2014 with theDominican Summer League Astros, going 0–2 (win–loss record, W–L) with a 6.55earned run average over 22 reliefinnings pitched.
Starting in 2014 and throughout hisprofessional baseball career in the Houston Astros organization, Abreu has worked extensively with pitchingcoach Erick Abreu, who has also served in various levels within the Astros'minor league system.[1]
Bryan Abreu returned to the Dominican Summer League Astros in 2015, earning a 2–2 record and a 3.83 earned run average over 14 games (ten starts). In 2016, he began the year with theGreeneville Astros before being reassigned to theGulf Coast League Astros. Over38+2⁄3 innings, he went 2–5 with a 4.89 earned run average.
In 2017, Abreu returned to Greeneville and compiled a 1–3 record with a 7.98 earned run average in eight games (six starts),[3] and in 2018, he pitched for both theTri-City ValleyCats and theQuad Cities River Bandits, going 6–1 with a 1.49 earned run average over 14 games (seven starts).[4] The Astros added Abreu to their40-man roster after the 2018 season.[5]
In 2019, he began the year with theFayetteville Woodpeckers before being promoted to theCorpus Christi Hooks, with whom he was named aTexas League All-Star.[6]
On July 31,2019, the Astros promoted Abreu to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut that night, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[8] The following day, he was optioned back to Double-A Corpus Christi.[9] In2020, Abreu struggled with accuracy, walking seven batters and hitting two in3+1⁄3 innings before being optioned off the roster.[10]
Abreu closed out the last three outs on July 23,2022, in a 3–1 win versus theSeattle Mariners for his first save on the season.[11]
He authored a breakout season in 2022, appearing in career-high 55 games, and produced a 1.94 earned run average, 4–0 won-loss record, two saves, 2.12fielding independent pitching (FIP) and 88 strikeouts,[12] leading the Astros with 13.1strikeouts per nine innings (K/9).[13]
In a three-game sweep of the Mariners in the2022 American League Division Series (ALDS), Abreu appeared in each game, delivering3+1⁄3 shutout innings, allowing two total baserunners, and striking out six.[14] In Game 4 of the2022 World Series, Abreustruck out the side in the seventh inning of a 5–0combined no-hitter of thePhiladelphia Phillies. He relievedstarting pitcherCristian Javier, andRafael Montero andRyan Pressly followed Abreu. It was the third no-hitter in major league postseason history, and the second inWorld Series play, followingDon Larsen's perfect game in1956.[a][15] The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to give Abreu his first career World Series title.[16] Abreu pitched11+1⁄3 shutout innings in the2022 postseason, appearing in 10 of the Astros' 13 contests, and struck out 19 batters.[17]
Through the end of the2023 regular season, Abreu carried a27+2⁄3scoreless innings streak, the longest in theAmerican League (AL) by a reliever in 2023. The streak spanned into thepostseason to 33, including theAmerican League Championship Series (ALCS).[18]
On September 18,2024, Abreu logged his 100th strikeout, a second consecutive season with the total. He joinedOctavio Dotel (2001–02) andBrad Lidge (2004–06) as the only relievers to achieve the feat as members of the Astros.[19] Abreu led MLB inholds with 38,[20] and was second in the AL in pitching appearances with 78, a career high. He was 3–3 with a 3.10 ERA,78+1⁄3 innings, 32 BB, 103 SO, and 1.162walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). In theAL Wild Card Series (WCS), Abreu made one appearance, posting1+1⁄3 scoreless inning while striking out 2 versus theDetroit Tigers, who eventually swept the best-of-3 series.[12]
On January 9,2025, the Astros signed Abreu to a $3.45 million contract for the season, avoiding arbitration.[21] In 18 of his first 20 outings of the season, Abreu had remained unscored upon until surrendering a go-ahead home run toCal Raleigh on May 23, 2025, to blow a save opportunity and take the 5–3 loss to theMariners.[22]
Abreu made hisWorld Baseball Classic (WBC) debut in2023, pitching for theDominican Republic.[23]
Became the third reliever in Astros history to log 100+ strikeouts in back-to-back seasons, joining RHP Octavio Dotel (2001–02) and RHP Brad Lidge (2004–06), per the Astros
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| Preceded by | No-hitter pitcher November 2, 2022 (withCristian Javier,Rafael Montero &Ryan Pressly) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Postseasonno-hitter pitcher November 2, 2022 (withCristian Javier,Rafael Montero &Ryan Pressly) | Succeeded by Most recent |
