Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Wilyer Abreu was born June 24, 1999, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Abreu signed with the Houston Astros as an insertional free agent in July 2017. He made that debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Astros. On August 1, 2022 the Astros traded Abreu and Enmanuel Valdez to the Boston Red Sox for Christian Vázquez.

The Red Sox added Abreu to their 40-man roster after the 2022 season. On March 5, 2023, while running out a base hit against the Miami Marlins in a spring training game, Abreu suffered a left hamstring strain. Manager Alex Cora noted that he “will be out for a while.” He was later optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on March 11.