The Houston Astros may be ready to bring back its struggling slugger, who has been in Florida for nearly a month.
manager Joe Espada told reporters that struggling first baseman José Abreu hadn’t yet taken swings in a live game during his stint at the team’s training facility in West Palm Beach, Fla.something curious about Abreu’s availability.
Abreu voluntarily accepted the assignment to West Palm Beach on April 30 after the worst start of his career offensively. Houston was hopeful that the time away from the team would allow their 37-year-old former MVP to get his swing right.
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