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| Stolen bases | 301 |
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| On-base plus slugging | . In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate On-base plus slugging (OPS is a baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. 905 |
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Bob Kelly "Bobby" Abreu /aˈbreʲu/ (nicknamed El Comedulce) (born March 11, 1974 in Turmero, Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
Abreu is a two-time all-star, who has won a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The He has led his league in games (twice), doubles, and triples. Through 2006 he was seventh among active ballplayers in on base percentage (. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 412), and 13th in stolen bases (271).
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Career
Abreu played with the Jacks of the Florida State League. He batted . 283 and began to show gap power with 21 doubles and a league-record 17 triples. He also reached double figures in outfield assists for the third year in a row. After the campaign, Bobby had rotator cuff surgery done on his right shoulder, which had periodically given him problems.
Abreu started his Major League career with the Houston Astros. He played only 74 games over two seasons. Left unprotected in the 1997 expansion draft when Houston decided to keep fellow Venezuelan outfielder Richard Hidalgo, Abreu was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but minutes later he was traded to the Phillies for shortstop Kevin Stocker. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, An expansion draft, in professional Sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new Expansion teams or franchises This occurs mainly Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Richard José Hidalgo (born June 28, 1975 in Caracas Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball Right fielder currently playing The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Kevin Douglas Stocker (born February 13, 1970, in Spokane, Washington) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop
Despite the fact that both the Astros and Devil Rays deemed him expendable, Abreu firmly established himself as one of the most promising young hitters and strong-armed right fielders in the game.
In 1998, his first season with the Phillies, Abreu led his team with a . Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr 312 batting average and collected 17 home runs, 74 RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 151 games, with 271 putouts and 17 assists in right field. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In Baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly ball when appropriate is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the
In 1999, he made a brief run at the batting title. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP His . 335 career-high average that season ranked third in the National League and was the highest posted by a Phillies player since outfielder Tony González hit . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 339 in 1967. His . 446 career-high OBP was also third in the league.
In 2000, he was fourth in the league in triples (10), sixth in doubles (42), seventh in walks (100), and ninth in OBP (. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 416). Bobby became the first Phillie outfielder since Greg Luzinski with back-to-back 20 homer seasons.
In 2001, Abreu led the NL in games played (162), and was third in walks (106), fourth in stolen bases (36) and doubles (48), and eighth in runs (118) and sacrifice flies (9). Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: He also hit a career-high 31 home runs and had a career-high 110 RBIs.
In 2002, he led the league in doubles (50), and was sixth in walks (104), seventh in stolen bases (31) and intentional walks (13), eighth in OBP (. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 413), ninth in hits (176), and tenth in runs (102).
In 2003, Abreu was fourth in the league in walks (109), seventh in sacrifice flies (7), eighth in OBP (. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 409), and ninth in stolen bases (22).
Finally, in 2004, he got his first All-Star berth, being voted in as the National League All-Star Final Vote winner in online voting on MLB. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League All-Star Final Vote is an annual Internet and Text message ballot by Major League Baseball fans to elect the 32nd and final player for each team to com.
Abreu finished the season with a . 301 average, 30 home runs, and 105 RBI, and ranked among the National League top five in five offensive categories: runs (fourth, 118) -- the third time in 6 years that he scored 118 runs, doubles (fourth, 47), stolen bases (third, 40--a career high), walks (second, 127--a career high) and on base percentage (fifth, . In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 428). In 2004, Abreu also led the Major Leagues in pitches-per-plate-appearance (4. 32) and number of pitches seen (3,077), was eighth highest in the league in total bases (312), and posted the league's tenth-best OPS (. On-base plus slugging (OPS is a baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. 971).
2005 season
In May, Abreu was honored as the Player of the Month in the National League, after he hit . The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season 396 and 11 home runs. He also led the NL for the month in slugging average (. 792), on-base percentage (. 535), and walks (30) and was tied for the league lead with 30 RBI. He became the first player in Major League history to hit nine home runs in a ten-game stretch.
He was voted a starter in the NL outfield for the All-Star Game, finishing second in fan voting, behind St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed Center fielder for
At Comerica Park – a field normally considered a "pitcher's park" – Abreu won the Home Run Derby as he set records with 24 home runs in a single round, and 41 overall, topping Miguel Tejada's previous marks of 15 and 27, set a year earlier. Comerica Park is an open air ballpark located in downtown Detroit Michigan. The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 Abreu's longest homer was measured at 517', the second longest in Derby history.
In 2005, (4. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 39), number of pitches seen (3,159), and games played (162), and was second in walks (117) and times on base (291), fourth in sacrifice flies (8), fifth in intentional walks (15), seventh in runs (104), stolen bases (31), and OBP (. 405), ninth in strikeouts (104), and tenth in RBIs (102).
2006 season
On July 30, 2006, Abreu was traded along with Cory Lidle to the New York Yankees for minor league shortstop C. Cory Fulton Lidle ( March 22, 1972 – October 11, 2006) was an American right-handed baseball Pitcher who spend nine seasons The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. J. Henry (a 2005 first-round draft pick), left-hander Matt Smith (a seven-year minor league veteran), catcher Jesus Sanchez, and right-hander Carlos Monasterios -- all low-level prospects in the Yankee organization. Matthew J Smith (born June 15, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a Left-handed Relief pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Daily News columnist Bill Conlin referred to the trade as "the Great Gillick Giveaway" and declared it "an unvarnished disaster. The Philadelphia Daily News is a Tabloid newspaper that began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker "[1] Surprisingly, the Phillies improved after the Abreu trade, and made a run for the National League wild card.
Abreu fit very well into the Yankees lineup. Abreu hit . 330 with 7 home runs and 42 RBIs as a Yankee in the 2006 season. Abreu and the Yankees ran away with the AL East division title by mid-September 2006, but were eliminated by the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 American League Division Series. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2006 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 3, and ended on
In 2006, Abreu led the Major Leagues in walks (124), pitches per plate appearance (4. 45), and number of pitches seen (3,056), and was second in the Major Leagues in percent of plate appearances that were walks (18. 5%),[1] and led the NL in percentage of pitches taken (66. 2), and in walks per plate appearance (. 181), third in batting average on balls in play (. 375),[2] eighth in on base percentage (. 424), 18th in stolen bases (30), and 19th in doubles (41).
2007 season
In 2007, Abreu was second in the AL in runs (123), third in pitches per plate appearance (4. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball 38), ninth in games (158) and times on base (258), and tenth in walks (84) and plate appearances (699).
Awards
- 1996 Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year
- 1999 Winter League All-Star OF
- 1999 Winter League Player of the Year
- 1999 Philadelphia Phillies Player of the Year
- 2000 Philadelphia Phillies Player of the Year
- 2001 Philadelphia Phillies Player of the Year
- 2004 NL Silver Slugger Award (OF)
- 2004 All-Star
- 2005 Player of the Month -- April
- 2005 NL Golden Glove Award (OF)
- 2005 All-Star
- 2005 Winner of the Home Run Derby at the MLB All-Star game. (41 home runs over 3 rounds)
In the community
Abreu was involved in many events in the Philadelphia and Delaware Valley communities. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. In 2001, he was the Honorary Chairman for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside
Abreu bought $10,000 worth of tickets to most Friday night games for children in his "Abreu's Amigos" organization during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. In this program, the children got jerseys, coupons for concessions, and chances to meet Bobby Abreu on the field during batting practice.
Bobby was also the 2004 recipient of the Phillies Community Service award and the Phillies' representative for MLB's Roberto Clemente Award. The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community
In 2008, Bobby made a contribution to the Police Athletic League of New York City though his Abreu's Finest charity wine to provide boys and girls with recreational, educational, cultural and social programs.
Bobby is known as "El Comedulce" in Venezuela. The name translates roughly to "the candy-eater," which had been his father Nelson Abreu's nickname. Following Nelson's death, Bobby "began asking people to call him the same name as a way of honoring his father's memory. "[2]
See also
- 30-30 club
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of NL Silver Slugger Winners at Outfield
- List of players from Venezuela in MLB
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 300 stolen bases
References
- ^ Conlin, Bill (August 1 2006). The 30-30 club is a grouping of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 30 Home run and 30 Stolen base plateaus in the same season Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone The following is a list of NL Silver Slugger winners at outfield. Players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball Between 1939 and 2007, 205 baseball players born in Venezuela had See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone "Another day that will live in Phils infamy". The Philadelphia Daily News.
- ^ "BOBBY SWEET BY ANY NAME", New York Daily News, 2006-08-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Retrieved on 2007-08-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by inaugural |
Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player 2004 |
Succeeded by Pat Burrell & Chase Utley |
| Preceded by Derrek Lee |
National League Player of the Month April, 2005 |
Succeeded by Andruw Jones |
| Preceded by Miguel Tejada |
Century 21 Home Run Derby Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Ryan Howard |
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