After starting each of the team’s first 36 games this season, Abreu missed four of the next six games because of a variety of injuries. He returned to action Friday, going 0-for-4 in the 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
“It has been a difficult week for sure,” Abreu said through an interpreter after Friday’s game. “But I’ve been just trying to be positive and trying to learn from it. The lesson is just try to be more careful.”
Abreu left the first game of a May 14 doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals in the second inning after colliding with batter Hunter Dozier while descending on a popup near home plate.