Bobby Abreu

Through 2004, Abreu is a .305 hitter with 166 home runs and 674 RBI in 1167 games. See also. He also posted the league's tenth best OPS (.971) and eight highest in total bases (312). He hit a three-run home run off of Roger Clemens in the first inning and was named the MLB All-Star MVP. 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 (4th, 118), doubles (4th, 47), stolen bases (3rd, 40), walks (2nd, 127) and on base percentage (5th, .428). That same year, Soriano was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game as the starting second baseman. Finally, in 2004, he got his first All-Star berth, being voted in as the "32nd man" in online voting on MLB.com. On May 8, 2004, Soriano had six hits in nine innings -- the first Texas Ranger to do so -- in a 16-15, 10-inning victory over the Detroit Tigers.

In 2001 Abreu reached career highs in home runs (31) and RBI (110), and hit .308 in 2002 and .300 a year later. The Rangers then considered dealing him to the New York Mets for pitching talent, but that trade never materialized. His .335 average that season ranked third in the National League and was the highest posted by a Phillies player since outfielder Tony González hit .339 in 1967. In 2004, he was dealt to Texas as part of the trade that sent Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees. In 1999 he made a brief run at the batting title. In 2003 he set the record for most leadoff home runs in a season with 13. In his first season with the Phillies, Abreu led his team with a .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. During his time with the Yankees, Soriano hit 98 home runs and 270 RBIs, hitting 39 and 38 of those home runs in the 2002 and 2003 seasons, respectively.

Despite the fact that Astros and Devil Rays both deeming him expendable, Abreu firmly established himself as one of the most promising young hitters and strong-armed rightfielders in the game. He signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees in 1998 and played in New York for five 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. In 1997, he was promoted briefly to the varsity team, and, wearing uniform number 74, he appeared in nine games, batting .181 (2 for 17) with two walks. He played only 74 games over two seasons. Soriano's career began in Japan with the Hiroshima Carp, training at their Carp Academy for Dominican players. Abreu started his major league career with the Houston Astros on September 1, 1996. Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976 - not 1978 as initially thought [1] - in the Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player who is the current second baseman for the Texas Rangers.

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. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Bob Kelly Abreu [ah-BRAY-oo] (born March 11, 1974 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Abreu is the first player in Phillies history and the first Venezuelan big leaguer to ever steal 30 bases and hit 30 home runs in one single season. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum displays the bat used by Abreu to hit the first home run in the Phillies’ new ballpark, Citizens Bank Park on April 12, 2004. Abreu's longest homer was measured at 517'. 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.

At Comerica Park –a field normally considered a "pitcher's park"–, Abreu won the Home Run Derby. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds. Abreu was voted a starter of the NL outfield for the All-Star Game, finishing second in fan voting, behind St. He also became the first player in major league history to hit nine home runs in a 10-game stretch.

Abreu also led the NL in slugging average (.792), on-base percentage (.535), walks (30) and was tied for the league lead with 30 RBI. In May, Abreu was honored as the Player of the Month in the National League, after hit .396 and 11 home runs. Bobby Bonds had seven straight 20/20 seasons (1969-75), while his son Barry had nine in a row (1990-98). One of three ML players with seven consecutive 20-HR, 20 stolen base seasons.

.929 career OPS [18th among active players, 39th on the all-time list] (1996-2004). .517 career slugging average [25th between active players, 62nd on the all-time list] (1996-2004). .412 career on base percentage [6th among active players, 30th on all-time list] (1996-2004). 210 career stolen bases [ranks him 25th among active players] (1996-2004).

Rested only in 12 games in four consecutive seasons (2001-04). Led league in games played (162, 2001). 7-time top 10 in walks (1998-2004). Twice reached the 30-30 club (2001, 2004).

6-time hit .300 or more in seven regular seasons (1998-2000, 2002-04). Led league in power/speed number (34.3, 2004). Led league in triples (11, 1999). Led league in doubles (50, 2002).

Silver Slugger Award (2004). Twice All-Star (2004-05).