Wilyer Abreu, a player for the Red Sox, has overcome obstacles to fulfill his dream of playing for the team. Abreu was almost signed as a 2-way player in 2016 but ended up with the Astros due to MLB penalties. Now, Abreu is making a significant impact for the Red Sox, with his career taking unexpected turns before reaching this point.
Wilyer Abreu’s career has taken a few sharp turns already, but his roundabout path has taken him exactly where he’d been hoping it would go nearly 8 years ago - when he almost signed with the Sox as a two-way player out of Venezuela https://t.co/hlG6d7ZZ9o via @BostonGlobe
The Red Sox believed they had something in Wilyer Abreu after his eye-opening cameo last fall. After a slow start the rookie outfielder is starting to reward the club for its patience. https://t.co/18ZsPAS937
It was a winding road, but Wilyer Abreu is now playing a critical role for the Red Sox https://t.co/jvItQzFWrJ Then'Stros International Director Oz Ocampo was rebuinding their pitching but, like Romero, loved Abreu's makeup and fire
It was a winding road, but Wilyer Abreu is now playing a critical role for the Red Sox https://t.co/VplojfOdwW
The Sox almost signed Wilyer Abreu as a 2-way player in 2016, but MLB hit them w/intl penalties and banned the Sox from signing players in 2016-17. Abreu signed with the Astros, and so playing for the Sox became a dream deferred - but now, fulfilled https://t.co/hlG6d7ZZ9o
It was a winding road, but Wilyer Abreu is now playing a critical role for the Red Sox https://t.co/hlG6d7ZZ9o via @BostonGlobe
Wilyer Abreu with the impressive catch! (🎥: @RedSox) https://t.co/OM0IbePgPc